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Donna Wilson-Johnston, MSW, LGSW (President & Founder)
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David Petrillo, Vice President
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Jodi Flippen, Treasurer
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Donna Wilson-Johnston, MSW, LGSW (President & Founder)
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David Petrillo, Vice President
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Jodi Flippen, Treasurer
501 (c)3 Nonprofit Organization
EIN: 38-3897461
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WE ARE ALL CONNECTED
Our Mission
To address and reduce the impact of poverty on communities
by providing weekly backpacks of food to children in need and creating volunteer opportunities within the community.
We provide healthy meals and snacks to children over weekends, holidays and school breaks.
Outcome Measures & Outputs
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Satisfaction Survey (Backpack Buddies Participants & Program Coordinators)
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Pre & Post Six Item Food Security Survey (measures high, low and very low food security)
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Volunteer Survey (Survey Monkey)
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Provide nutritious, consistent weekly food backpacks to identified children
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Create volunteer opportunities in the community
Title I Schools Served in
Anne Arundel County
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Hilltop Elementary School (Glen Burnie)
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Eastport Elementary School (Annapolis)
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Belle Grove Elementary School (Brooklyn Park)
Click on the image above to volunteer for the 2022-2023 SY



THANK YOU
We would like to thank our volunteers, sponsors and community partners for a great school year. We are on break
6-13-23 through 8-28-23.
See you in the 2023-2024 SY!
Our Sponsors Our Partners
Recent Grants, Donations and Fundraisers
Friends & Family Holiday Giving Campaign 2022 - $8,211
Oak Hill Elementary School Candy Gram 2022 - $3,602
Maryann & Barry Gosnell Fund - $3,000
Rotary Club of Parole (Annapolis) - $3,000
Benz Technology & Employees Holiday Donation - $2,750
Giant Foods (Severna Park) In-Kind Food Donation - $2,600
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Cluster 1 - $2,481
Chartwell Foundation - $2,000
Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation - $1,500
Christ Child Society of Annapolis - $1,500
Cafe Mezzanotte CPN - $1,000
ALPHA ALPHA LAMBDA OMEGA - $954
Benfield Elementary School (Spare Change Drive) - $563
Severna Park High School Key Club - $550
Federal Interiors Group, LLC - $500
Next Tier Concepts, Inc. - $350
Kwon's Taekwondo Severna Park - $300
Goska's Inc. - $253.75
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Anne Arundel County Food Bank
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Anne Arundel County Public Schools
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Benfield Elementary School
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Giant Foods Severna Park
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Bello Machre Meaningfull Day Program
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Civic Groups - Girls Scouts/Boy Scouts
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The Providence Center
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Froyo House
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The UPS Store
Photographs by Anna Delobe

