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Climb 2 Feed Kids 2015 brings in more teams and more funds
The January 11th stair climbing event held at Bresnan Arena was a big success for the BackPack Food Program, thanks to participants, sponsors, volunteers, and supporters who rallied behind making…
BackPack Food Program prepares for expansion
NORTH MANKATO — Feeding Our Communities Partners is running out of space for its BackPack Food Program. That’s not necessarily a bad problem to have. Read the full article from the Free Press here…
Moving to a Larger Facility to Accommodate the BackPack Food Program
Watch the KEYC video of this story here .
Mankato BackPack Food Program continues to expand
The BackPack Food Program will add three more elementary schools to its roster this fall – Roosevelt, Garfield, and Eagle Lake – and an approximate 150 additional students. That is in addition to…
Feeding Our Communities Partners receives a $55,000+ grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation to help end local hunger
MANKATO, MN— August 1, 2014—Feeding Our Communities Partners (FOCP) today announced that it has received a $55,822 grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation. The grant gives $30,000 to FOCP’s BackPack…
The Mankato Clinic Foundation awards grant to Feeding Our Communities Partners-BackPack Food Program
Thanks to the Mankato Clinic Foundation , the BackPack Food Program, an initiative of Feeding Our Communities Partners, is receiving $6,000 to be used for the expansion of the program as it strives…
Young Entrepreneur Raises $2,700 for BackPack Food Program during 6th Annual Fundraiser
MANKATO, MN (June 14, 2013)―A remarkable local sixth grader raised $2,700 for the BackPack Food Program this weekend by selling cupcakes, cookies and bars from the driveway of her North Mankato…
Food as a Speculative Object
With more food than ever, why is hunger increasing? Virtual demand competes with real demand–prices skyrocket and food goes where it isn’t needed or doesn’t go anywhere at all….
Mankato Clinic Foundation Awards Grant to BackPack Food Program
Thanks to the Mankato Clinic Foundation , Feeding Our Communities Partners (FOCP) is $10,000 closer to meeting its budget to feed 530 children through the 2012-2013 school year. FOCP facilitates…
Mankato United Way Board Members Shop for Food on a Limited Budget
Could you feed a family of four on $120/week? United Way Board members gave it a shot; their experience demonstrates how important a bag of food sent home in a child’s backpack can be….
Back-to-School Food Drive: What a Success!
First of all, thank you to everyone who helped to make this past weekend’s food drive at Sam’s Club such a success! The numbers are in and we are very excited. This weekend’s grand total, including…
Back-to-School Food Drive
The BackPack Food Program and Sam’s Club are teaming up to pack the shelves with a Back-to-School Food Drive! This event will give Sam’s Club shoppers the opportunity to purchase Sam’s Club food…
Volunteer Recognition Party Recap!
We love our volunteers! Yesterday was our Volunteer Recognition Party and we had over 40 of our wonderful volunteers come to the event. If you want to see more pictures from the party, just “like”…
Volunteer Recognition Party
We love our volunteers! If you volunteered with us during the 2011-2012 school year, we want to show our appreciation. Please join us on Wednesday, June 20th from 11:00 am- 1:30 pm at BackPack…
Looking Ahead
As the 2011-2012 school year begins to wrap up, we are getting excited about this summer! We have a fantastic team of very excited people helping us out and we are looking forward to potential…