SAMARITAN CHRISTIAN MINISTRY

OF WILKES, INC.

PRESENTS…

The BackPack Program

“Carrying HOPE home”

SCM

THE WHY?• All elementary schools in Wilkes County are TITLE

ONE schools. TRANSLATION: Over 50% of their total student population qualifies for FREE/REDUCED meals.

• Over 5,500 children are at-risk of going home to little or no food in their homes.

THE FACTS

• Studies have shown that even short periods of malnutrition can AFFECT children’s behavior, cognitive development, and FUTURE productivity.

“Leveling the Playing Field”

Educational failure has been linked to

under nutrition-

among impoverished children

ALL IN HIS

NAME…

OUR FUTURE

THESE CHILDREN

Project: J O Y

•JESUS FIRST

•OTHERS SECOND

•YOURSELF LAST

Through Project: JOY, SCM partnered with Wilkesboro United

Methodist Church and provided the BackPack participants AND their

brothers and sisters with a blanket for each

of them.

Project: J O Y

1,999 boxes were distributed

SUMMER SURVIVAL KITSSomething to look forward to….

430 bags distributed

“Carrying HOPE home”

“Do YOU love me?”

John 21

“FEED MY

SHEEP”

A WORD OF THANKS

“BUT WHAT I REALLY NEED IS SOME JUICE CAUSE WE DON’T HAVE ANY AT ALL BUT WATER”

LOVE GLORIA

HOW CAN YOU SAY NO?

• Music by:

• Lyrics by: Andrea Byrd