Buddy Bags Help Students Who Rely on School Lunches

One of my favorite things about getting ready for school was choosing items for my lunch box and after-school snacks: my favorite potato chips with my PB & J sandwich, Chips Ahoy! I loved the cookies and Little Debbie snacks for after school. Oatmeal Creme Pies anyone? What memories!

For some children in our community, there is no lunch when school’s not in session or snacks after school. When struggling to put food on the table, picking out a lunch and after-school snacks brings stress, fear, and disappointment, not joy and surprises. This is the reality for many of our Hamilton County and North Indy neighbors.

Thanks to our partners like you, the Choice Food Pantry created Buddy Bags. Buddy Bags provide weekend bags of food to students who need them! Each bag contains simple, single-serving meals and snacks, all sorted by age groups, to keep children fed between school days. 

With new families coming to the Choice Food Pantry, there’s even more need for food and Buddy Bags. Will you donate today and help us keep these children fed and bring a little of that back-to-school joy?