BACKPACK PROGRAM AND SCHOOL FOOD MARKETS | FOOD BANK OF LINCOLN, INC.

1221 Kingbird Road, Lincoln, NE 68521

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 8 am - 4:30 pm Tue 8 am - 4:30 pm Wed 8 am - 4:30 pm Thu 8 am - 4:30 pm Fri 8 am - 4:30 pm

(402) 466-8170

Voice

https://www.lincolnfoodbank.org

[email protected]

Languages

English

Application process

Call for information

Fees

None

Service area

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

Description

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.

What's Here

Brown Bag Food Programs

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.