If you're interested in supporting the Family Resource Center, please consider supporting our weekend food bags program. We are always in need of donations to continue this program! You can support by bringing in donations to school, shipping items directly to Tates Creek Christian Church (who graciously packs our weekly food bags) from Amazon, or giving a financial donation. Your donations directly support our weekly food bag program, which feeds 65 students a week at Julius Marks.
Check out our Amazon Wishlist, linked HERE!
You can also support our weekly food bag program by giving through GiveGab at our giving profile HERE!
Because no child in our school should go home hungry.
At Julius Marks Elementary, we serve 451 incredible students and 81% of them (that’s 365 children) qualify for free or reduced lunch. This number represents more than just statistics. These are our students, our families, and our community.
Thanks to school meals, our students receive breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday. But when the weekend comes, many of them face an uncertain reality: up to 65 hours without enough food.
That’s where we, our staff, our partners, and supporters like you, step in.
Through our Weekend Food Bag Program, we send food home with students every Friday. These bags give our kids nourishment and comfort while they’re away from school and let them know someone cares.
At Julius Marks, we know our students by name. We see when they’re hungry. We notice when they struggle to focus or when their energy dips.
We also see how a simple bag of food can change everything.
It helps them come back on Monday ready to learn, feeling supported, and knowing their community cares.
When students receive weekend food bags, they:
✅ Come to school more regularly
✅ Learn and engage better in class
✅ Show improved behavior
✅ Feel seen and supported by their school
🍎 $3.50 = 1 weekend food bag
🧃 $14 = 4 weeks of meals for 1 child
🥪 $35 = 10 food bags
🍽️ $87.50 = Half a year of weekend meals
🎒 $175 = A full school year of weekend meals for 1 student
Just $175 ensures one Julius Marks student has reliable meals every weekend for the whole school year. But any amount you give will go directly toward feeding our kids.