Youth Food Security Programs
The Youth Food Security Programs serve food insecure students in the Shippensburg Area School District through two different programs. The Hound Packs Program runs on the weekends during the school year. The Summer Learning Program runs during the school summer holiday.
HOUND PACKS
WHAT IS IT?
The Hound Pack program serves food-insecure students in the Shippensburg Area School District by providing a backpack of 7 meals over the weekend during the school year.
WHO DO I CONTACT?
If you are interested in signing up for the program, please contact your school counselor or SCRC at
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(717) 477-1961 or
To enroll in the program, please complete the following form: Hound Packs Enrollment
HOW TO HELP
The Hound Pack program coordinated by an AmeriCorps VISTA, SCRC's Community Health Mobilizer, and our community partners, Shippensburg First Church of God. It serves any student living within the Shippensburg Area School District. During the pandemic, we are delivering the food bags to participant's houses since not everyone is in school. If you are interested in volunteering, we need volunteers to help deliver the food bags. Community organizations and businesses can also partner with Hound Packs. Please contact VISTA@ship.edu to find out how you or your group can get involved.
This program is funded by donations from the community, including the Shippensburg University community and the Volvo Construction Equipment employees. Lastly, we would not be able to do this program without our partnership with the Shippensburg First Church of God. We store food and pack the bags at the church every week. Also, they coordinate the purchase of food through the Central PA Food Bank and assist with fundraising. We are grateful to all of these organizations for their financial support of Hound Packs!
If you would like to donate money to this program to help us cover our costs, please click the "Donate" button below. It will take you to the SU Foundation Donation page. In the comment box, please write "Youth Food Security Programs" to designate the funds to this program. Thank you!
SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM
WHAT IS IT?
2021 Summer Learning Dates:
TBA
The Summer Learning program offers free activities, breakfast, and lunch for 7 weeks in the summer since 2012.
WHERE: James Burd Elementary School, 600 Brad St, Shippensburg, PA
WHO: Children who have completed K-11th grade
WHEN: Monday - Friday from 8:30 am to 12 pm.
Breakfast: 8:30 am
Lunch: 11:30 am
Fridays are field trips to various places in the greater community. Each summer, a theme is chosen based on a book that will be read throughout the summer.
WHO DO I CONTACT?
There is no pre-registration form. Please fill out a registration form and parent survey to bring with you on the first day your children attends:
After this, the children can show up and have fun! Children can attend as many days they would like throughout the summer!
You can contact the director of the program through the Facebook page. If you have questions before the program starts, you can contact us at coordinator-scrc@shipresources.org
Please check our Summer Lunch Program Facebook page for Field Trip & Program updates.
HOW TO HELP
Volunteer
We need your help! Volunteers are always needed to assist with daily activities and field trips, provide snacks, do a special activity with the children or be a guest presenter. If you are a high school student looking for volunteer hours, we would love to have you volunteer with us!
All volunteers over the age of 17 must complete the Child Abuse Clearance Check and Criminal Background Check. If you are looking to be a volunteer or want more information on the Summer Learning Program, please contact Laurie Cella at ljcella@ship.edu.
Help Us Continue to Offer this Program for Free
We need your help to continue to offer this program in Shippensburg. If you would like to donate money to this program, please click the "Donate" button below. It will take you to the SU Foundation Donation page. In the comment box, please write "Summer Lunch Program" to designate the funds to this program. Thank you!
Summer Lunch Program 2018
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