Who We Are

Georgetown Backpack Buddies helps ensure that Georgetown ISD food insecure children do not go hungry over the weekend during the school year. We believe that by feeding the children we are helping achieve our vision “We imagine a community where all children are properly nourished during their formative years, grow to realize their full potential as adults and break the cycle of poverty”.

We are currently providing over 1,000 students with weekend packs of 9-10 nutritious, nonperishable food items to take home for the weekend to supplement the family food supply. The food goes to children in grades K through 12 in all 20 GISD schools for the 40 week school year. Any child whose family income qualifies for the free/reduced breakfast/lunch GISD program and registers for our program is served.  Backpack Buddies was started as a pilot by the Georgetown Ministerial Alliance in 2009, growing from 50 children to over 1,000. The program continues to grow at approximately 20% with the start of each new school year. The annual value of the food packs is $180-$200 per student; with a weekly food bags costing approximately $5 per bag.

Georgetown Backpack Buddies is a 501c(3) non-profit organization

Your donation is vital to the success in helping feed the food insecure children in the Georgetown Independent School District. It takes a village (the community) to help prepare all our children for their bright, positive futures.

Each week over 100 volunteers gather to assemble and deliver bags to each campus to be taken home by the students for the weekend.

Mission statement

Provide food insecure Georgetown ISD students with weekend food packs.

Vision statement

We imagine a community where all children are properly nourished during their formative years so they may grow to realize their full potential and break the cycle of poverty.

Board Members

President – Rusty Langford
Vice President – David Biesheuvel
President Emeritus – Bob KostkaTreasurer – Steve Parks
Supply Management – Richard StamperGrants – Lorna Smith
Secretary – Melissa LoerchFood Distribution – Pat McGrory
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