Coeur d'Alene Backpack Program volunteer and kindergarten mom Kait McKay on March 3 grabs a box of food items to be delivered to local schools where students facing food insecurity will be given weekend food kits.
March 10, 2026
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Coeur d'Alene Backpack Program needs help to keep feeding kids
Coeur d'Alene Backpack Program needs help to keep feeding kids
A program that keeps kids fed when they're out of school for weekends and holiday breaks is facing financially lean days. "We are out of money and our program will not last past this school year," Coeur d'Alene Backpack Program Vice President Jennifer Branstetter told The Press in a Feb. 23 email.