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Letters to the Editor | Nov. 12, 2025
Backpack Pantry provides about 45 weekend food bags weekly to low-income Vashon students amid rising food insecurity and reduced government aid, supporting childhood nutrition.
- During the school year, Backpack Pantry delivers an average of 45 bags of food each week to Vashon schools for weekend meals for children from low-income families.
- Amid reduced government benefits, local demand grows as rising food need widens weekend nutrition shortfalls for children who rely on school breakfasts and lunches during the week.
- Each bag contains oatmeal, pasta, soups, canned fruits and vegetables, canned meat and tuna, and protein-rich snacks as shelf-stable weekend meals bridging students' out-of-school nutrition.
- At McMurray Middle School, Backpack Pantry maintains on-site pantries for low-income students and Student Link, supporting efforts to reduce childhood hunger on Vashon Island.
- Nancy Kennedy, Co-Director, Backpack Pantry, leads this volunteer organization, and community members can contact them at backpackpantryvashon@gmail.com to get involved.
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