Between 800 to 1,000 students in Gaston County Schools will go home this weekend to a household with very little food to eat or no food at all. The BackPack Weekend Food Program, Inc. (BWFP) is dedicated to providing healthy, non-perishable meals to students to take home on the weekend during the school year so they can come to school the following week better nourished and ready to learn.
Donate NowThe saying, it takes a village to raise a child became even more evident the last several weeks. When schools closed, we responded quickly to make sure our kids and families had enough to eat on the weekend with the help of many of our friends. Thank you and to all the individuals and agencies in our community who are serving others in this time of great need.
During the 2019-20 school year: