Press article, community give boost to program that feeds kids in need
Kait McKay, left, and Elise Smith inspect items for a food kit March 3 at the Coeur d'Alene Backpack Program warehouse. Nearly a month ago, The Press reported on the program's dire need for funding to continue to feed kids in need when school is out for weekends and holidays. Support came from all corners of the community within 24 hours of the March 10 article being published. As of Thursday, about $55,000 of the roughly $100,000 needed to continue the program had been raised.
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The Coeur d'Alene Backpack Program helps feed about 700 students in the Coeur d'Alene School District who otherwise would go without meals when school is not in session throughout the school year.
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Nearly a month ago, The Press reported on the Coeur d'Alene Backpack Program's dire need for funding to continue to feed kids in need when school is out for weekends and holidays.
Volunteers who run the nonprofit program feared it would end at the close of the 2025-2026 school year if they could not drum up enough support.
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