PACK-A-LUNCH (PAL)

The need for nutritious food is especially great among school-age children in Jeff Davis County. More than 40% of the children enrolled in our two county school districts are Food Pantry clients. There are no school cafeterias and no federal lunch programs in Jeff Davis County schools.  Our Pack-A-Lunch program fills the gap for these children. Food Pantry clients with school-age children (pre-K through Grade 12, including homeschoolers) are provided a “lunch kit” which contains brown bag lunch ingredients all year long.

Children receive: 
100% whole wheat sandwich bread
Deli meat
Choice of cheese (string or sliced)
Peanut butter
Jelly (grape or strawberry)
Apples
Baby carrots
Bananas
​Grapes
Oranges
Yogurt
Variety of individual-size snack bags

The annual cost of this program to the Food Pantry is approximately $32,000. 
We strive to provide high-quality, healthful food for less than $1.25 a day per child. 

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