Many of these children have little or no food from the time they leave school on Friday until they return the following Monday. 40% of children in Eastern Ky grow up in poverty.

  Our goal is to involve community minded business', churches, civic organizations and individuals who would like to join us to improve the lives of children in need.

  For the 2024-2025 school year, a total of 36,000 bags of food were placed in the backpacks of students Corbin Independent, Knox County and Whitley County schools. The Corbin Community Backpack Program, a nonprofit organization, was organized to ensure that no child in need in the Corbin area schools would go without weekend food.

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The Program Works Like This:
  • Children in need are identified by each school's Family Resource Center Coordinator.
  • Permission forms are signed by parent(s) and returned to the Family Resource Center.
  • Participating children stop by the Family Resource Center each Friday before leaving school.
  • A bag of food is then placed in the child's backpack.

Each bag contains items such as the following:
  Cereal
Instant Oatmeal
Dried Fruit
Fruit Drink
Vienna / Beenie Weenies		 Applesauce
Ramen Noodles
Pudding
Pastries / Cookies
Cheez-it / Chips
  The program is designed to ensure confidentiality and anonymity of the participants. Since the bags are placed in the student's backpacks before they leave the Family Resource Center, students never have to be seen with a food bag either in school or on the bus.

  Our goal is to involve community-minded businesses, churches, civic organizations and

 individuals who would like to join us to improve the lives of children in need.
  Would you like to become a sponsor or help in any way? Send an email, mail us a donation or call one of the Program Representatives with any questions or ideas you may have.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Corbin Community
Backpack Program
PO Box 1891
Corbin, KY 40702


Donation can be made by scanning the QR codes below or mailed to the above address.

CCBP Board Members:
Board Chair

Mike Lewis

 524-3824

Vice Chair

Tom Blair

  

Financial Officer

Janie Akins

 344-0229

Secretary

Paula Rapier

  

Labor Chair

Jerry Messer

 523-6569
Children Receiving Services:
Corbin
Corbin Preschool
Corbin Primary
Corbin Elementary
Corbin Intermediate
Corbin Middle School
Corbin High School
Corbin Educational Center
 
Knox County
Knox Central Elementary
Knox Central Middle School
Knox Central High School
Lynn Camp Middle School
Lynn Camp High School
Lynn Camp Elementary
Girdler Elementary
Central Elementary
G.R. Hampton Elementary
Jessie D. Lay Elementary
 
Whitley County
Oak Grove Elementary
Whitley North
Whitley Elementary
Whitley Intermediate
Whitley Middle
Boston Elementary