Pacific City - Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce

Feeding the Body, Feeding the Mind

Nestucca Valley Backpack Food Program is an organization that works directly with the Nestucca schools to provide meals for food insecure children. This helps cover their needs over the long weekend when, otherwise, they might be hungry, and allows them to be ready to come to school Monday ready to learn. This program has been successfully implemented in multiple school systems along the coast and elsewhere in the country.

Nestucca Valley Backpack Food for Kids is a not-for-profit 501©3 organization. The program ensures that we confidentially and respectfully provide needed services and resources within our community.

We Need You!

If you are interested in helping your local community with the Weekend Backpack for Kids program, we look forward to hearing from you! We would value your support. Our goal is to begin providing meals for children beginning the 2009-2010 school year for both Nestucca schools. Before September, we hope to raise $3000 and fill the pantry with food. During the school year, backpack pickup, filling and drop off is needed. There are many ways to help.

Sponsor a Child!

You can sponsor a child for
1 month – $40
6 months - $240
1 calendar year - $360

Donate Food

Wish list items include: tuna fish, soup, juice pouches, peanut butter, granola bars, crackers, Top Ramen, and other child friendly nutritious snacks.

If you wish to donate money to purchase food for local children, many of whom would otherwise go without regular meals during weekends and school breaks, please make your check out to “Nestucca Backpack Food Program.”

Send your donation to:
Nestucca Valley Backpack Food Program
PO Box 793
Pacific City, OR 97135
We will send you a receipt for your taxes.

You can help “Nestucca Valley Backpack Food Program for Kids” by volunteering your time and talents, making donations and/or providing food. Call any of the contacts listed below:

Carol Boring, 503-398-4654
carbobbor@oregoncoast.com

Jo Rack, 602-509-4071
Jo.rack@gomerconsulting.com

Cari Clifton, 503-842-3154
cclifton@oregonfoodbank.org

Michelle Lawhead
dougnmichelle@oregoncoast.com