Heart's Place Services, Inc., one of the partners in the "Weekend Backpack Program" will have a booth at the CV Festival on June 1 and 2. Please drop by and meet with other members of this growing backpack program to feed homeless students who attend Baltimore City Public Schools. The program was established in 2011 by a combination of partners including St. John's of Baltimore United Methodist Church, ss Philip and James RC Church, the Wilsons and now Baltimore City Public Schools and the Maryland Food Bank with hopes to end the problem of students not having food over the weekends as most facilities are closed. We started modestly with one school in Charles Village, and this year have grown to include two schools and next year with the help of our partners and volunteers from the various communities hope to take on another two schools within the close proximity of Charles Village. With a current population of 1700 homeless students enrolled in the Baltimore City school system, our goal is to annually increase the membership of all of the schools within Baltimore City so that no child faces a weekend without food.
Come and visit us next Saturday and Sunday and learn about this exciting program and contribute some funding and/or volunteer time to keep the program growing. Our booth will fly a banner showing Heart's Place Services, Inc., is a 501 (c) 3 charity. Say hello and meet with some of the partners and begin a relationship that can only help Baltimore City. When you join us you will become a "PARTNER" in this exciting program to eliminate hunger in children. At our booth we will have a sample backpack to show what we deliver to the schools along with literature for you to share with your neighbors.
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