Services From The Heart Backpack Buddies Program
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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)
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Our Sponsors Our Partners
Recent Grants, Donations and Fundraisers
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Whole Foods Market (Annapolis) Nickels for Nonprofits July-Dec.
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Benz Technology Inc. - $3,500 (2019-2020 Business Partner)
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Clarity Business Solutions - $3,500 (2019-2020 Business Partner)
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Oak Hill Elementary School - $3,015 (Candy Gram Event)
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Folger McKinsey Elementary School PTO - $1540
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Collins Aerospace Charitable Grant Award - $1,000
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St. Andrews By the Bay Church Tree of Compassion - $860
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Spare Change Drive: Benfield Elementary & Froyo House $464.72
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African American Professionals Forum-Collins Aerospace -$810
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Jack & Jill of America, Inc. - Food Drive 2019
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Kwon's Taekwondo Severna Park - $300
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Congregation Kol Shalom - $300
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Benfield Elementary School
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Anne Arundel County Food Bank
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Amazon Smile Foundation
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Bayside Animal Medical Center
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Civic Groups - Girls Scouts/Boy Scouts
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The Providence Center
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The UPS Store
