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  UWGHP BACKPACK PROGRAM  

The UWGHP BackPack program provides weekend meals for elementary school students in High Point, Archdale, and Trinity.

 

Through partnerships with community agencies, the United Way of Greater High Point provides nutritious, kid-friendly, pre-packaged food for 2000 children during the school year, holidays, and summer break at the following sites:​​

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Families with school-aged children wishing to obtain weekend meals through the UWGHP BackPack Program may apply through their child's school or the agency of your choice (sites listed below).

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THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

  • Individual donors

  • Communities in Schools of High Point 

  • The City of High Point

  • Food Lion

  • Charles E. Hayworth Jr. Foundation

  • J. Richard and Sybel F. Hayworth Foundation

  • Wyndham Championship

  • City of High Point Community Development Block Grant

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HERE ARE WAYS TO HELP ...

  • Pick up and drop off food at sites

  • Assist school sites in delivering BackPacks to students on Friday afternoon

  • Assist in packing BackPacks

ITEMS NEEDED ... 

  • Individual cereal boxes

  • Toaster pastries

  • Cereal Bars

  • Shelf-stable milk

  • 100% Juice Boxes 

  • Pop-top meats

  • Ramen noodles or microwave pasta

  • 8oz bottled water or juice pouches

  • Cups of fruit, fruit snacks, crackers, etc.

Please drop off or send Amazon Wish List items directly to The Salvation Army of High Point's delivery address in c/o UWGHP: 301 West Green Drive, High Point, NC  27262

Backpack Program Items

HOW MUCH DOES FOOD COST?

  • $5 feeds one BackPack student for one weekend

  • $210 feeds one BackPack student each weekend for an entire school year

  • $10,400 feeds all 2,000 BackPack students for one weekend

  • $520,000 feeds all 2,000 BackPack students each weekend for an entire year

  • $10,000 feeds all 2,000 BackPack students for one weekend during the summer

  • ​$100,000 feeds all 2,000 BackPack students for 10 weeks during the summer

  • Through our school and non-school sites, we serve students attending all of the Title I elementary schools in the Greater High Point area

Backpack Program Fast Facts
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