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Stories and updates from the Backpack Buddies community.
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With over a decade of experience feeding our communities’ most vulnerable kids, Backpack Buddies is an authoritative voice on childhood hunger.
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Backpack Buddies passionately raises awareness of child hunger while rallying the public to join our cause. Here’s our most recent media coverage featuring our fight against food insecurity.
CBC: Food insecurity among B.C. children is growing, says organization fighting hunger
Read the ArticleA local organization says childhood hunger in particular is getting worse. Backpack Buddies is a program that provides food to kids across B.C. on the weekends.
BurnabyNow: Festival of Trees on display in Burnaby to raise child hunger awareness
Read the ArticleThe Hilton Vancouver Metrotown also recently donated $4,000 to Backpack Buddies, who have partnered with the festival to help provide meals to local students.
Backpack Buddies Receives $50,000 Donation From TD Bank Group
Read the ArticleBackpack Buddies is thrilled to announce a new Champion joining our fight against child hunger: Olympic Gold Medalist Madison Mailey! The Canadian superstar–most recently bringing home a gold medal at Tokyo 2020 in the Canadian Women’s Eight—is now joining Team Backpack Buddies as an official cause ambassador!
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From inspiring interviews with Hunger Heroes to program updates, read stories from our community.
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