Success StoryBourbon County Backpack Program
Bourbon County Backpack Program
Author: Karen Denniston
Planning Unit: Bourbon County CES
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Plan of Work: Wellness Education
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
The Bourbon County Backpack Program’s main goal is it to reduce hunger for children in our community.
The mission is to accomplish this goal by facilitating a program that allows community member to “give back”. Donations of food, time and money are returned 100% to the youth of Paris and Bourbon County.
- During the 2018-19 school year 16,577 backpack bags were sent home with Paris and Bourbon County students, averaging approximately 417 students receiving food per week. This number has almost doubled in the last 4 years.
- Almost 20% of the total enrollment of Paris and Bourbon County Schools is being served by the Backpack Program weekly.
- 100% of the funding of this program came from community donations, 100% of the packing of the food came from community volunteers.
Bourbon County FCS is proud to sponsor and be a moderator for this program.
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