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United Way of Northeastern Minnesota’s Buddy Backpack Program 2013-14 Child Survey Results. “Buddy Backpacks provides a backpack filled with nutritious, nonperishable, child-friendly meal kits on weekends to food-insecure children on the Iron Range and Koochiching County.”.
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United Way of Northeastern Minnesota’s Buddy Backpack Program 2013-14 Child Survey Results
“Buddy Backpacks provides a backpack filled with nutritious, nonperishable, child-friendly meal kits on weekends to food-insecure children on the Iron Range and Koochiching County.” During the 2013-14 school year, UWNEMN’s Buddy Backpack program served: • A total of 740 children, providing them with meal kits for 35 weekends (more than 25,000 food kits packed and distributed!) • 620 on the Iron Range in 14 school districts and at all Head Start sites • 120 in Koochiching County in 4 school districts and at KOOTASCA Head Start • More than 350 volunteers contributed more than 1,500 hours to packing and distributing Buddy Backpack kits
To evaluate the Buddy Backpack food from the children’s perspective in 2013-14, a survey was conducted… A child survey was administered to evaluate the individual food products122 children completed the survey
Child Survey Results Chef Boyardee Beefaroni Sunbutter
Campbell’s Vegetable Soup Dole Pineapple Cups
GoGoSqueez Apple Sauce Whole Grain Cheddar Goldfish
Fieldstone Bakery Fruit & Grain Bars (Strawberry & Apple Cinnamon) Chef Boyardee Pizza Twist
Tuna Salad Kits Honey Nut Scooters Cereal
Kettle Corn Toasted Corn Fieldstone Whole Grain Granola
Fruitables Plus Juice Box Super Fruit Pitted Plums
Mandarin Orange Cups TruMoo 1% White Milk
Chef Boyardee Rice with Chicken & Vegetables Raisin Bran Cereal
Oatmeal Packets Raisins
Chicken Salad Kits TruMoo Chocolate Milk
Giant Goldfish Campbell’s Chicken with Mini Noodles
Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli TruMoo Vanilla Milk
Cool Ranch Toasted Corn Campbell’s Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup
Fruit Jerky Chef Boyardee Cheeseburger Maxx
Toasty O’s Cereal Sunflower Kernels (Lightly Salted and Honey Roasted)
Campbell’s Tomato Soup Oat Blenders Cereal
Crispy Rice Cereal Chef Boyardee Kickin’ Sloppy Joe Whole Grain Pretzel Goldfish
What children had to say about Buddy Backpacks… “It helps us through the weekend so I am not hungry.” “My family does not have a lot of money so we can get other things when we don’t have to pay for this food.” “It feeds me when I have no food.” “Sometimes my family doesn’t have a lot of food so I can share with them.” “The program makes me feel HAPPY!”
United Way of Northeastern Minnesota Buddy Backpacks 229 West Lake Street Chisholm, MN 55719 info@unitedwaynemn.org www.unitedwaynemn.org