Thousands of kids headed off to school this week in Guilford County. Some started the week with new school outfits, new backpacks and lunch bags full of goodies. Others started the day excited because they know they will no longer wake up wondering if they will eat today. The start of school means they know from today through Thursday, June 11, 2015 they will get at least one meal per weekday at school.
In the fall of 2014, BackPack Beginnings will be serving over 1,300 children in 24 schools in Guilford County. Our new Food BackPack Program schools include Staley Head Start, Elm Street Head Start and Metropolitan Head Start.
In Guilford County, there are over 42,500 students on free or reduced meals. Our goal is to expand the program to all Title 1 schools and Head Start programs in Guilford County to meet their need.
Would your company or organization like to be a sponsor to one of the above schools? Please contact Parker White at parker@backpackbeginnings.org.
Here are a list of the schools in our Food BackPack Program and the percentage of students in need of assistance:
Greensboro Schools Percent of students on free or reduced meals:
Cone Elementary 95.40%
Elm Street Head Start 100%
Gillespie Park Elementary 95.16%
Hampton Elementary 95.80%
Irving Park Elementary 73.42%
Jefferson Elementary 64.87%
Jones Elementary 57.06%
McElveen Head Start 100%
Metropolitan Head Start 100%
Peck Elementary 97.11%
Rankin Elementary 95.60%
Shiloh Head Start 100%
Wiley Elementary 98.96%
High Point Schools Percent of students on free or reduced meals:
Johnson Street Elementary 77.15%
Macedonia Head Start 100%
Montlieu Elementary 94.30%
Northwood Elementary 85.84%
Oak Hill Elementary 98.50%
Parkview Elementary 98.33%
Staley Head Start 100%
Union Hill Elementary 91.94%
