Support Backpack Buddies Over the Holidays

On weekends, Backpack Buddies discreetly packs nutritious, kid-friendly meals and snacks into backpacks for kids – and they don’t stop during the holiday break. This is where you come in. $25 fills one backpack with food for a child’s weekend and your donation is needed this season.

Support Backpack Buddies Over the Holidays

The holiday season is a time many spend with family and friends, enjoying big meals, snacks, and holiday baking. However, for some families and children, this time of year can be especially challenging when they may not have enough food at home.

For many kids across BC, when the world around them feels uncertain, Backpack Buddies is a source of consistency, care, and nourishment. This includes over the holiday break, and this is where you can help make a difference.

This year, 6,800 children’s backpacks are filled each Friday, that’s 800 more than last year, but there are over 1,500 kids still on the waitlist. $25 fills one backpack with food for a child’s weekend.

Hunger doesn’t take a holiday and generosity doesn’t have to either. Together, we can fill more than backpacks; we can fill a child’s weekend with hope, energy, and the knowledge that they matter.

• 1 in 4 kids in B.C. faces food insecurity
• Grocery costs are up 47% since 2020
• $25 = 1 backpack with nutritious meals, snacks, and fresh produce
• Small gifts make a big impact — every contribution counts

Thank you for helping BC kids this holiday season!

About Backpack Buddies

Backpack Buddies supports over 6,000 hungry children every week by collaborating with educators, administrators, social workers and other non-profits. In 2023/24 school year, they delivered over 1.65 million meals to children in 73 communities across BC.