Fifteen years ago the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY developed the Backpack Program which helps alleviate child hunger during the school year by discreetly providing school aged children with ...

When children have enough healthy food to eat, they can concentrate on important things in their young lives like doing well in school, playing sports and achieving their goals, but the reality is 1 ...

(8-05-04) BOSTON, Mass.—Beyond the obvious academic stress that September brings, heading back to school may literally be a pain in the neck for students. The burden of a heavy backpack can eventually ...