District reports backpack food program runs on donations
Student Services Director Gwen Gilliam told trustees the district's 2025–2026 backpack program provides weekly food for qualifying students and operates entirely on donations; a local fund supplements holiday distributions.
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Gwen Gilliam, the district's Student Services Director, presented the 2025–2026 backpack program and brought a sample of the food packets distributed each Friday to qualifying students. Gilliam told the board the program "operates from donations only" and identified a local donation fund used to buy extra items for families during holiday periods.
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