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BackPack Program and School Food Markets | Food Bank of Lincoln, Inc.

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Resource Name:BackPack Program and School Food Markets | Food Bank of Lincoln, Inc.

address

1221 Kingbird Road, Lincoln, NE 68521

Food Bank of Lincoln, Inc.

Eligibility

BackPack Program available to students as identified by school personnel - call for information; School Food Markets open to anyone

Required documents

None

Hours

Mon-Fri 8 am-4:30 pm
(855) 444-5556

Voice

·

Alternate Number

(402) 466-8170

Voice

·

Main Phone

Application process

Call for information

Fees

None

Service area

Butler County, NE Fillmore County, NE Gage County, NE Jefferson County, NE Johnson County, NE Lancaster County, NE Nemaha County, NE Otoe County, NE Pawnee County, NE Polk County, NE Richardson County, NE Saline County, NE Saunders County, NE Seward County, NE Thayer County, NE York County, NE

- BackPack program provides food-filled backpacks that go home with about 2,000 children each Friday during the school year. Menus rotate each week and typically include fresh produce.

- School Food Markets are pop-up food distributions in schools where students and their families can select from a variety of food items, including fresh products, meat, and dairy.

Last Assured

08/17/2026

Providing organization

Food Bank of Lincoln, Inc.

Agency distribution network including non-profit agency partners in 16 counties that support efforts to distribute food and other needed items in Southeast Nebraska.