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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.
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.
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.
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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
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©2025 by Backpack Buddies.