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Summer Food Box Registration

This program provides a box of food that includes ingredients for a week of breakfast and lunch. This is a confidential, free program with no cost to you. Luke’s Backpack provides the food boxes on a weekly basis to various pick-up sites throughout the county. Your household is responsible for picking up the boxes from a site you select. Children 18 years old and younger (or persons 19 and older who are mentally or physically disabled and participating in a public or private nonprofit school program for the mentally or physically disabled) are invited to participate in this program. To register children in your household, please submit the registration form . This summer program will run from Tuesday, May 26 – Saturday, August 8, 2026. All locations will be closed on Friday, June 19; Friday, July 3; and Saturday, July 4, 2026. SVLM is an equal opportunity provider.


  Este programa proporciona una caja de alimentos que incluye ingredientes para una semana de desayunos y almuerzos. Se trata de un programa confidencial y gratuito, sin costo alguno para usted. Luke’s Backpack entrega las cajas de alimentos semanalmente en diversos puntos de recogida distribuidos por todo el condado. Su hogar es responsable de recoger las cajas en el punto que usted seleccione. Se invita a participar en este programa a los niños de 18 años o menos (o a las personas de 19 años o más que tengan una discapacidad mental o física y que participen en un programa escolar público o privado sin fines de lucro destinado a personas con dichas discapacidades). Para inscribir a los niños de su hogar, por favor complete este formulario de inscripción y envíelo a SVLM. Este programa de verano se llevará a cabo desde el martes 26 de mayo hasta el sábado 8 de agosto de 2026. Todas las ubicaciones permanecerán cerradas el viernes 19 de junio, el viernes 3 de julio y el sábado 4 de julio de 2026. SVLM es un proveedor de igualdad de oportunidades.

 

  yihi pirogirami le’ānidi saminiti k’urisi ina misa yemīhoni migibochini yakatete yesat’ini migibi yak’eribali. yihi le’irisiwo minimi wech’ī yemayit’eyik’i mīsit’irawī net͟s’a pirogirami newi. yeluki borisa borisa yemigibi sat’inochuni beyesaminitu bekawinitīwi wisit’i leteleyayu yemelik’emīya botawochi yak’eribali. irisiwo kemeret’uti t’abīya layi sat’inochuni yemanisati halafīneti ye’irisiwo bētesebi newi. ‘idimēyachewi 18 ina kezīya betachi yehonu lijochi (weyimi 19 ina kezīya belayi yehonu sewochi ye’ā’imiro weyimi ye’ākali gudileti yalebachewi ina bemenigisiti weyimi begili letirifi yalitek’wak’wame ye’ā’imiro weyimi ye’ākali gudatenya timihiriti bēti pirogirami wisit’i yemīsatefu) bezīhi pirogirami wisit’i inidīsatefu tegabizewali. bebētesebiwo wisit’i yalu lijochini lememezigebi ibakiwo yihinini yememezigebīya k’its’i yimulu ina wede SVLM yimelisuti. yihi yebega pirogirami kemakisenyo, mēyi 26 - k’idamē, ogesiti 8, 2026 yikahēdali. hulumi botawochi āribi senē 19 yizegalu. āribi julayi 3; ina k’idamē, julayi 4, 2026. SVLM ikuli idili āk’irabī newi. 

  

የማይጠይቅ ሚስጥራዊ ነፃ ፕሮግራም ነው። የሉክ ቦርሳ ቦርሳ የምግብ ሳጥኖቹን በየሳምንቱ በካውንቲው ውስጥ ለተለያዩ የመልቀሚያ ቦታዎች ያቀርባል። እርስዎ ከመረጡት ጣቢያ ላይ ሳጥኖቹን የማንሳት ሃላፊነት የእርስዎ ቤተሰብ ነው። ዕድሜያቸው 18 እና ከዚያ በታች የሆኑ ልጆች (ወይም 19 እና ከዚያ በላይ የሆኑ ሰዎች የአእምሮ ወይም የአካል ጉድለት ያለባቸው እና በመንግስት ወይም በግል ለትርፍ ያልተቋቋመ የአእምሮ ወይም የአካል ጉዳተኛ ትምህርት ቤት ፕሮግራም ውስጥ የሚሳተፉ) በዚህ ፕሮግራም ውስጥ እንዲሳተፉ ተጋብዘዋል። በቤተሰብዎ ውስጥ ያሉ ልጆችን ለመመዝገብ እባክዎ ይህንን የመመዝገቢያ ቅጽ ይሙሉ እና ወደ SVLM ይመልሱት። ይህ የበጋ ፕሮግራም ከማክሰኞ፣ ሜይ 26 - ቅዳሜ፣ ኦገስት 8፣ 2026 ይካሄዳል። ሁሉም ቦታዎች አርብ ሰኔ 19 ይዘጋሉ። አርብ ጁላይ 3; እና ቅዳሜ፣ ጁላይ 4፣ 2026። SVLM እኩል እድል አቅራቢ ነው።

Luke's Summer Registration Form (5-6-26) - Fillable (pdf)

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Luke's Summer Registration Form (5-6-26) - Espanol - Fillable (pdf)

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Luke's Summer Registration Form (5-6-26) - Amharic - Fillable (pdf)

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Logo for Luke's Backpack, a local ministry program.

Luke’s Backpack provides food for children who have no or limited access to a food source during school weekends. School personnel identify students, who then receive a bag of food items to help sustain their nutritional needs throughout the weekend.  Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack items are included in each bag.  Bags are distributed to students every Friday during the school year.


Who qualifies?  Any student in Shenandoah County identified as food insecure by school personnel.


What help is provided?   A weekend's worth of nutritious food.


How often?  Weekly during the school year.


When and Where?   Packed bags are delivered to school campuses for school personnel to distribute to students on Fridays.

Group of five diverse children smiling and looking down at the camera.

Our Reach

We began in 2011 by helping fifteen children.  During the 2024-2025 school year, our Luke's Backpack ministry distributed 7,765 bags of food to approximately 300 students each week.  This amounts to more than 42,000 pounds of food and 46,590 meals.

A cardboard box filled with assorted groceries including bottled water, canned goods, and jars.

Needs

We are always seeking:

  • Non-perishable, individual serving size food donations
  • Monetary donations, including grocery store gift cards 
  • Volunteers 


Examples of what students receive:

  • 100% fruit juice single serving
  • Milk boxes single serving shelf-stable
  • Instant Oatmeal single serving
  • Cereal (whole grain) single serving
  • Mac & Cheese 7.5 oz box
  • Peanut Butter 16/18 oz
  • Jelly 18/20 oz
  • Chicken 5 oz cans/pouches
  • Tuna 5 oz cans/pouches
  • Canned soup
  • Ramen Noodles
  • Pasta 15 oz cans
  • Beef Stew 15 oz cans
  • Chili 15 oz cans
  • Fruit cups single serving
  • Applesauce single serving
  • Vegetables 15 oz cans (salt free best)
  • Crackers (4 sleeves per box)
  • Cereal Bars
  • Granola Bars
  • Fruit snacks (individual packs)
  • Microwave popcorn packs 

 

Visit our Amazon Gift List to order online and have items sent directly to us. 

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are the backbone of our organization!  We are always seeking help to:


  • Collect food items
  • Distribute bulk food items to packing locations (requires truck or vehicle with large cargo capacity)
  • Pack items into weekend bags
  • Deliver weekend bags to schools

Enrollment Forms

Luke's Student Enrollment Form (7-19-25) (pdf)

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Luke's Student Enrollment Form (7-19-25) - Spanish (pdf)

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Luke's Student Enrollment Form (7-19-25) - Amharic (pdf)

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