What We’ve Accomplished

• As of the 2025-2026 school year, FBP operates 13 backpack programs, 4 Food Pantries, Holiday Supplemental Program, and our Orange You Smart Fruit Program!

• School Programs — FBP provides weekend meals to an average of 750 students each school year weekend. Current programs include: Cook, Forest Park, Gibson, Kimberley Park, Konnoak, Sherwood Elementary, 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 Pantries — FBP provides full sized canned and packaged goods for students to choose at Parkland High School, Middle College at Forsyth Technical Institute, Cook Elementary, Kennedy & Carter High Schools (shared pantry) and Southeast Middle School.

• Holiday Supplemental Program — FBP provides free meals for long holidays (Veterans Day, 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.