Through our partnership with Generations Ashe, we help ensure homebound seniors receive healthy, nutritious food delivered directly to their homes. Each week, fresh fruit is provided for healthy snacking, and at week's end participants receive "Senior Backpacks" filled with easy-to-prepare, nutritious foods. We focus on simple, wholesome items, recognizing that many older adults may skip meals rather than prepare foods requiring time or effort. "The Senior Backpack Project in partnership with Ashe Food Pantry has been a wonderful complement to our home-delivered meals program. Before this project, Friday deliveries were often the last food participants had until Monday, leaving many to rely on snack foods or go without enough to eat over the weekend. The backpacks bridge that gap, and fresh produce and eggs are a highlight. Our volunteers are excited to deliver them, and their joy is matched by recipients' gratitude." - Patricia Calloway, Executive Director, Generations Ashe.

Please contact Generations Ashe at 336 246-2461 if you would like to enroll in this program.