Roadrunner Food Bank

Every year, Roadrunner Food Bank serves about 90,000 children in New Mexico through our partner agencies and direct service programs. We are able to help children who are experiencing hunger through: The Food for Kids Backpack Program At school, low-income children have access to subsidized meals at a low-cost or no cost. We noticed, however, that students were returning to school (especially after long weekends) very hungry because of a lack of food at home. With our backpack program, we provide easy-to-open snacks and ready-to-eat meals to children in low-income and at-risk families. Through this program, we provide food to nearly 3,500 children in about 45 different public schools. A gift of $45 can translates into 10 backpacks for hungry children.