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Pasta cups, crackers, cereal and other shelf-stable items are among the foods included in Coeur d'Alene Backpack Program food kits to stave off hunger for schoolkids in need during weekends and holiday breaks. The program, which depends on community funding, is running out of money and may not continue past this school year without help.

Pasta cups, crackers, cereal and other shelf-stable items are among the foods included in Coeur d'Alene Backpack Program food kits to stave off hunger for schoolkids in need during weekends and holiday breaks. The program, which depends on community funding, is running out of money and may not continue past this school year without help.

March 10, 2026

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Coeur d'Alene Backpack Program needs help to keep feeding kids
March 10, 2026 1:09 a.m.

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.