Forsyth Backpack Program
Organization
Why pick this one
Forsyth Backpack Program provides weekend and holiday food to school-identified students and operates school pantries across Forsyth County.
Best for
- Forsyth County school children needing weekend or holiday food
- Students and families needing food through a partner-school pantry
- Organizations seeking food drives or packing events supporting local students
- School communities seeking fresh fruit supplementation through Orange You Smart
Look elsewhere if
- People seeking a general public food pantry unrelated to a partner school
- People needing food assistance outside Forsyth County
Specialties
- Weekend and holiday food backpacks for school children
- School-based food pantries
- Fresh fruit supplementation through the Orange You Smart Program
Certifications
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
What makes them different
- Distributed 122,696 meals to students across 13 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools during the 2025–2026 school year
- Provides food directly to school-identified children for weekends and long holidays
- Operates school pantries serving eligible students and their families
- Backpack food bags include protein, cereal, shelf-stable milk, applesauce, and juice
- Supplements backpack food with individually bagged oranges and apples through Orange You Smart
- Serves
- Winston-Salem
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 380 Knollwood St Ste H, Winston Salem, NC 27103-1865
- Phone
- 13364099543
- Website
- http://forsythbackpackprogram.org/contact
- info@forsythbackpackprogram.org
Services
- Nutritious food distribution
- School pantry support
- Food drives and packing events
- Volunteer coordination