The Nutrition Education Program Supplemental Nutrition Assistant in Magoffin County works with the Backpack Program. The Backpack Program was designed to provide children in need with nutritious shelf stable food through the use of backpacks. This program was started to help food security over the weekend for children in our area. The backpack program has been very successful in Magoffin County schools.  All the food/ funding is donated by organizations in our county and was used only for the children on the program. The SNAP-Ed assistant manages the collection and distribution of foods for the Backpack Program. The schools’ Family Resource Centers, principals, cooks and teachers help identify the children in need.  The backpack program supplied food for all the children in the home.  Family Resource Coordinators reported the following for this year: 84% look healthier, 89% attend school regularly, 59% were more attentive in class, 64% hordes food less often, 50%  are more alert, less sleepy, 34% grades improved  and 48% were less aggressive, fewer mood swings.  The backpack program provides these children with more than just weekend meals, it provides a secure feeling that they will have something to eat when they are not at school.