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BLACKSBURG INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY The Blacksburg Interfaith Food Pantry is a joint ministry of over twenty-five Blacksburg churches of various denominations, with local individuals and organizations providing additional support. Operated by over 200 dedicated volunteers, the Blacksburg Interfaith Food Pantry offers food once a month to low-income residents or transients experiencing financial crises in the Blacksburg and McCoy areas. During the program year 2017- 18, volunteers served 199 unduplicated families consisting of 416 unduplicated individuals.

FLOYD COUNTY BACKPACK PROGRAM During the 2017-18 school year, NRCA’s Floyd County BackPack Program provided 317 lower- income students in 167 families with supplemental food on the weekends. Program volunteers purchased, packed and distributed child-friendly food weekly during the school year through Floyd County schools and the NRCA Head Start program. Funding for the program was provided by private donors, the New River Valley Health Foundation, and the Empty Bowls fundraising event.

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