Backpacks 4 Kids
JOIN THE FUN THIS FALL! Participate in our B4K Recipe Contest
Create a recipe your family would enjoy!
- Include TWO items from the B4K Menu
- No more than five readily available additional ingredients
- Total Cost $10 or less for a family of four
- Pantry Freebie Items: Flour, Sugar, Milk, Water, Salt/Pepper and Vegetable Oil (these do not count toward your ingredient or cost limit)
- Record 30 second video to be used online during Novemberfest fundraising
- Submissions will be accepted between Sept 1-Oct 15, 2026
2026-2027 B4K Menu Items:
- Franz Bread (white or wheat loaf, buns, bagels or English muffins)
- Kirkland Brand Canned Chicken 12oz
- Creamy Peanut Butter
- SPAM
- Nalley Brand Chili with Beans
- Easy Mac n Cheese Cup
- Cup O' Noodles (beef or chicken)
- Applesauce Pouch (4oz)
- Shelf Stable Yogurt Pouch
- Raisins
- Shelf Stable Cheese Plank (x2)
- Fruit Jelly (assorted flavors 2oz)
- Quaker Oatmeal Packets (x2)
- Kirkland brand Chocolate chip granola bars (x2)
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Did you know that the Franklin Pierce School District has the highest rate of free and reduced lunch in Pierce County with around 70% of students qualifying?
Backpacks 4 Kids (B4K) is a weekend food program that supplements meals for students who may experience food insecurity at home. Each week, easy to prepare food items are packed by volunteers into individual bags, delivered to 15 different schools and sent home with over 350 students on Fridays.
B4K also supports nine community pantries stocking food and hygiene items. Pantries are located at the Franklin Pierce Family Resource Center, the Summit Library and at seven schools within the Franklin Pierce School District. Together, these pantries and food bags serve over 500 kids in Franklin Pierce each week.
Backpacks 4 Kids (B4K) is a weekend food program that supplements meals for students who may experience food insecurity at home. Each week, easy to prepare food items are packed by volunteers into individual bags, delivered to 15 different schools and sent home with over 350 students on Fridays.
B4K also supports nine community pantries stocking food and hygiene items. Pantries are located at the Franklin Pierce Family Resource Center, the Summit Library and at seven schools within the Franklin Pierce School District. Together, these pantries and food bags serve over 500 kids in Franklin Pierce each week.
B4K is only sustainable with your help! This program is 100% funded by donations. OSLC is grateful for the faithful support of our volunteers, donors and program partners.
- Brennan Heating and Air Conditioning
- Columbia Bank
- Franklin Pierce Education Association
- Franz Bakery
- Klein Family
- Starbucks
- Thrivent Financial
Here are some ways you can help
Volunteer
Wednesday night packing in the B4K program is a BLAST, but it takes a village. It takes 15-20 volunteers each week to pack food bags. Packing is very popular with community groups, so sign ups for all packing shifts are online. We also offer individual shifts during the daytime. Contact Kristin for the link to view the online sign ups.
Give Cash for Food Purchases
- Participate in the "Power of 10."
- $10 = Feed a child for one week
- $40 = Feed a child for one month
- $360 = Feed a child for one school year
- Other = Choose your own "Power of 10!"
- Click below to donate today.
Select "Backpacks 4 Kids" in the dropdown menu
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