What We’ve Accomplished

• As of the 2025-2026 school year, FBP operates twelve backpack programs, four Food Closets, Holiday Supplemental Program, and our Orange You Smart Fruit Program!

• School Programs — FBP provides weekend meals to approximately 650 students each school year weekend. Current programs include: Cook, Forest Park, Gibson, Kimberley Park, Konnoak,, Special Children's School, Petree, Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork, Ashley, Jefferson and Union Cross for Elementary schools and Hanes Middle School. 

• Orange You Smart Program — FBP provides fresh fruit (apples and oranges) to children participating in select backpack programs.

• Food Closets — FBP provides full sized canned and packaged goods for students to choose at Parkland High School, Middle College at Forsyth Technical Institute, and Southeast Middle School. Additional pantry at Atrium Downtown Health Clinic. 

• Holiday Supplemental Program  — FBP provides free meals for the entire length of the long holidays (Thanksgiving, Winter, Spring and Memorial Day breaks) to students participating in Backpack Programs operated by other partner agencies as well as those students attending FBP partner schools. The number of children served for the long holidays is over 1,000
  

Other Notable Achievements

Raised awareness of childhood hunger issues by working with students at Wake Forest University and through speaking engagements at civic and church groups

• Involved hundreds of employees from major area businesses such as Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wells Fargo, Novant Health, Syngenta and Truist (formerly BB&T) in packing events

• Hosted community packing events with volunteers from community groups such as the Young Lawyers and Girl Scouts

• Been held up as an example of initiative mentioned by Mayor Joines in a speech to Winston-Salem Leadership

• Participated in the PGA Wyndham Championship charitable initiative Birdies Fore Backpacks since 2014

• Raised more than $417,000 from various community sources taking action to fight hunger since 2013

• Recipient of the 2015 Junior League of Winston-Salem Community Partner Award