Elementary weekend backpack (school-identified)
Self-serve box
Fri 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Proof required
- Requirements
- School staff identify eligible students. Parent fills the paper application; school staff verify and forward to VISTO.
VISTO Backpack Buddies
Weekend food backpacks for school-aged children at Callisburg ISD and Gainesville ISD. High-school and middle-school students request a backpack online by Wednesday 5 PM at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjvMHQHls4waKzwUxrda-7h2adVPR0T65kuO-BSzCQyRgTZw/formResponse — backpacks are distributed Friday afternoon. Elementary-school families do not request online; school staff identify eligible students and the parent submits this paper application: https://www.vistohelps.com/_files/ugd/b581ca_07b05114a48f4d9a9e28b296daefc316.pdf
Services Provided
Weekend backpack (Callisburg HS, Callisburg MS, Gainesville HS)
Self-serve box
Fri 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Proof required
- Requirements
- Available only to students at Callisburg High School, Callisburg Middle School, and Gainesville High School. Request must be submitted online by Wednesday 5 PM the week before pickup.
- Eligibility
- Students enrolled at Callisburg HS, Callisburg MS, or Gainesville HS.
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- Granola bars
- Peanut-butter crackers
- Cheese crackers
- Fruit snacks
- Boxes of raisins
- Oatmeal packets
- 3 oz bags of cookies
- 3 oz bags of pretzels or goldfish
- 4 oz fruit cups
- 4 oz protein cups