Syracuse City School District Receives $10,000 to Support Blessings in a Backpack Program
Hundreds of Syracuse City School District students will directly benefit from a recent grant from the Horwood C. and Alene S. Jones Charitable Foundation. The Foundation generously donated $10,000 to support the Syracuse City School District’s Blessings in a Backpack program, which provides supplemental food packs to SCSD children over weekends, holidays, and school recesses. This donation will help ensure that the program is funded without disruption in the coming months. “Unfortunately, many of our Syracuse City School District students are faced with food insecurity at home,” SCSD Director of Food and Nutrition Services Rachel Murphy said. “The Blessings in a Backpack program aims to serve as an added resource for these students to receive nutritious food. This generous funding from the Horwood C. and Alene S. Jones Charitable Foundation will go a long way in ensuring that our students receive this necessary support and we are grateful for their donation. It will go a long way in helping to alleviate hunger among Syracuse children.” Photo by Pixabay
