White County Backpack Buddies is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization working in collaboration with the community, White County Schools, and the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia to provide food in backpacks to needy students over the weekend.

Since food and nutrition are so closely linked with the ability to learn, we want to make sure students have nutritious meals over the weekend so they are ready to learn when they arrive at school on Monday. For this reason, White County Backpack Buddies Program was created. At no cost to the family, this program provides participating students with a bag of food each Friday, which is placed in the child’s backpack.