Spring into action and support a local non-profit with Valpo Parks! This year, our office will be taking donations to help support Backpacks & Snacks through VCS. Now is your chance to help them grow during the month of March and encourage even our youngest participants to give back to their community!
To donate items, stop by the Valpo Parks office at 3210 N. Campbell Street on weekdays, 8:30am to 5pm. If you are a participant in our Discovery Cottage classes, you can also donate your items there!
Backpacks & Snacks
The Backpacks and Snacks Program at Valparaiso Community Schools is an initiative aimed at addressing the needs of over 200 students who face food insecurity. In our community, some children experience hunger once they leave school and to combat this issue, dedicated school officials and volunteers assemble backpacks filled with child-friendly, non-perishable foods.
These backpacks are discreetly distributed to qualifying students every Friday as they head home for the weekend. Each thoughtfully curated pack contains food for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack for each day the child is out of school. This program ensures that these students have access to nutritious meals throughout the weekend.