The Kiwanis Club of Davenport will present a check for $4,000 to River Bend Foodbank. The money will sponsor the children that receive backpack food at Madison Elementary School in Davenport.
The Backpack Program provides children at risk of hunger with nourishing food to take home on Fridays to get them through the weekend when programs like school breakfasts and lunches are not available. The Backpack Program targets pre-school, elementary and middle school children who are at risk of chronic hunger. These children are identified by name by their school staff. Each child receives a weekly food pack on Fridays to put in their Backpacks and take home for the weekend. The food is child friendly, easily consumed and vitamin fortified. The bags contain about eight items and include two "entrees" like stew or soup, two servings of fruit, cereal, milk, and juice. We partner with the schools to select the children and distribute the food. Currently we are serving 43 schools and 1,700 of the neediest children in the Quad Cities.
