Upstate Backpack Blessings has partnered with Hillcrest Middle School to assist children and families in need. Upstate Backpack Blessings is a volunteer-based, donation-driven organization that now provides bags of food to nearly 200 students each week in our surrounding elementary, middle and high schools. The backpack blessings bags are stocked with nutritious, easy-to-prepare food and are distributed to students to take home on weekends or before holiday vacations.
We are blessed to have Upstate Backpack Blessings program to support and assist our students here at Hillcrest, as well as the surrounding schools in the community.
If you are in need of assistance please contact the School Counseling Department.
Service opportunities:
Suggested Food Pantry Donations
(Be sure to check all items for expiration dates.)
BREAKFAST
Granola or cereal bars
Individual packages of oatmeal
Individual packages of grits
Individual cereal boxes
Cans or cups of fruit
Apple sauce
LUNCH OR DINNER
Pop top/easy open cans of ravioli, spaghetti, soups, stews, sausages, etc.
Individual packages of macaroni and cheese
Individual packages of pasta meals
Ramen noodle soup packages
Hamburger Helper microwave singles
Beef sticks
Cans/pouches of easy to make chicken salad
SNACKS & DESSERTS
Microwave popcorn
Individual pudding cups
Raisins
Individual containers of apple sauce
Crackers (Saltines, cheese filled, etc.)
DRINKS
Juice boxes or pouches
Capri Suns
Shelf stable/non-perishable drinks
Water bottles
Delivering your donations:
Contact Upstate Backpack Blessings, (864) 862-3341, to schedule your delivery to the Food Pantry (during staffed hours) located at Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church, 307 N Main St Fountain Inn, SC 29644.
MONETARY DONATION
DONATE ONLINE
It's so easy to donate -- just go to http://www.upstatebackpackblessings.org/donate/. Follow the direction to their Easy Tithe page for one of their major Partners, New Hope Baptist Church. There you can use your debit or credit card to make a one-time donation or to schedule a recurring donation.
DONATE WITH A CHECK
If you would prefer to write a check, it can be made payable to New Hope Baptist Church, marked to the attention of "Backpack Blessings" and mailed to:
New Hope Baptist Church
Attn: Backpack Blessings
509 South Main Street
Mauldin, SC 29662
SERVE AT THE PANTRY
Your help is needed in our Upstate Backpack Blessings Food Pantry.
Sorting and organizing food takes place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each week during the school year.
The food pantry is located at Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church, 307 N Main St Fountain Inn, SC 29644.
Thank you for your continued support!
For additional information about this program visit http://www.upstatebackpackblessings.org.