Churches inspired to start backpack programs
SUN PHOTO BY TOM CHANG, tchang@sun-herald.com
Englewood United Methodist Church is starting a backpack program to benefit the Foundations, the church-run preschool. Pictured here, from left, are Patty Tuff, Edi Vingoe, Susan Kizis, Kristen Fisher and Linda Garcia.
ENGLEWOOD — When word spread of the backpack program at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Englewood United Methodist Church also wanted to get involved with its own program.
St. David’s is in its second year of sending backpacks full of food home on weekends with Englewood Elementary School students who are on free or reduced lunch.