Constantine Friday Backpack Program
The Constantine Friday Backback Program (CFBP) has evolved over the past few years from a small outreach program, to a large community-wide service project, serving fifty plus students a year with the support and help of the residents of Constantine, local neighboring communities as well as our local businesses and churches. When the program started, the school was able to provide backpacks for 12 students a week. Last year, the program served up to 55 students each week.
The program is based on referral, by teachers, staff and other outside agencies. When a student is identified as needing assistance, the school counselor contacts the family and secures their permission to participate in the program. Each week volunteers from Monsanto and Pioneer Inc. deliver bags specifically packed for our program, to our local schools. School volunteers, such as educational assistants and administrative assistants make sure that the students receive the bag of food before they leave for the weekend. The program is dependent on volunteers from both the school district and the community in order to run properly.
The program works with the Food Bank of South Central Michigan, which packs the food and delivers the bags to Constantine. The Village of Constantine has graciously donated the use of an empty office space downtown for our food storage. The program has truly been designed for Constantine Students, by Constantine volunteers, and paid for entirely by Constantine, and our surrounding neighbors and local businesses.
At this time, the CFBP is currently looking for volunteers and donations to help build or arrange for a storage facility on one of our District campuses. As our program has grown so has our need for space to store our food packs. If you would like to help, please feel free to contact Steffany Predosa at spredosa@constps.org.
Donations can be sent to One Falcon Dr., Constantine, MI, 49042
Checks or Money Orders may be made out to "Constantine Public Schools- Friday Pack Program"
The Constantine Friday Backpack Program works in partnership with the Food Bank of South Central Michigan.
