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Fighting Weekend Hunger for Metro Atlanta’s Children
Every child deserves to start each week ready to learn, grow, and thrive. For Backpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta, this means ensuring food-insecure children across our community have weekend meals—enhancing their mental and physical health and supporting their ability to learn.
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Hunger doesn’t take the weekend off. Neither do we.
Our Mission
We provide weekend meals to food-insecure children across Metro Atlanta to improve their well-being and give them the foundation they need to succeed.
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Why Our Work Matters
Food insecurity affects 1 in 5 children in Metro Atlanta—nearly 200,000 students. Lack of consistent nutrition leads to a downward spiral:
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Poor nutrition
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Disease
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Inability to learn
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Low self-esteem
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Poor school performance
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Limited future success
Our mission is to break this cycle.
What’s in a Weekend Meal Bag?
Each child receives a balanced, kid-friendly set of meals designed for two full days:
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2 servings of breakfast
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2 servings of fruit
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5 servings of proteins & mains
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5 servings of snacks & drinks
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2 servings of vegetables
Our Network
We proudly partner with:
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35+ Community Buddies
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50+ Title 1 schools across Metro Atlanta
Together, we are reaching more children than ever before.
Office
2458 Jett Ferry Rd, Ste 350
Dunwoody, GA 30338​
Warehouse
2480 Jett Ferry Rd, Ste 520
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Backpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta
is a registered 501(c)(3) in the state of Georgia. EIN#88-0684867
Proud Partner of:
©2025 by Backpack Buddies.