This year, families needing assistance at Wiley have remained at a record-high number with 52 students participating in the BackPack Buddies program. The BackPack Buddies program is funded in partnership with Inter-faith Food Shuttle. Every Friday, backpacks filled with balanced meals are sent home to students and their families who are at risk of hunger.
In addition to BackPackBuddies, CRF also assisted a family moving from homelessness to permanent housing this Fall and provided grocery and Walmart gift cards to help with food costs over holidays and breaks for our families.
Since the beginning of this school year, CRF has dispersed over $18,000 to Wiley families in need. CRF would not be able to provide this support without the generous donations of our Wiley and extended community.
With the need ongoing, we are looking ahead to Spring and Summer breaks as well. Please consider supporting our own Wiley community in 2022. All it takes to sponsor a BackPack Buddy for the remainder of the school year is $131.25 and every donation counts.