Welcome!
Douglas County Backpack Buddies Program is a community-based charitable organization designed to provide non-perishable weekend food to in-need students (PreK-12) to help them achieve academic success, improved behavior, and better attendance. Backpacks with seven meals are distributed to participating students each Friday so that they have adequate and nourishing food over the weekend - preparing them to learn on Monday. Better test scores, improved reading, and math skills decrease in behavior problems, and increased attendance have been attributed to participation in the Backpack Buddies Programs. The program is dependent on monetary and food donations from the community.
So, if you know of a student in Douglas County in need, don't be afraid to reach out to Backpack Buddies!
Donations are now accepted through PayPal.
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We're here to help your student learn and grow.
For more information call (775) 292-5639.
2025 Packing Dates
9:00 am | 2nd Monday of every month
January 13th
February 10th
March 10th
April 14th
May 12th
June 9th
July 14th
August 11th
September 8th
October 13th
November 10th
December 8th
Thank you to NV Energy, who has provided a grant in the amount of $10,000,
and Epic Promise who has provided a grant in the amount of $5,000
to the Backpack Buddies Program for 2024.
