Lovepacs was born out of a shared desire to help children in our community. In November 2011, the four founding families were made aware of 6 kids at Camey Elementary in The Colony who were being sent home from school every Friday with a backpack of food because they were not getting enough to eat on the weekend. After talking to the school counselor, we found out many of these kids were going to be hungry over the Thanksgiving holiday, when they were out of school for a week.

The thought of kids not eating touched the hearts of our families, and we began Lovepacs to try to fill in the gaps for these children over the holidays. Even though our first goal was to pack boxes for those 6 kids with enough food for the Thanksgiving holiday, we knew (due to demographic information) that the number of at-risk kids was much higher than six.

Out of the 9 schools in The Colony, 4 of the 6 elementary schools and both middle schools are Title 1—meaning that at least 30% of the kids attending are on the free or reduced lunch program. Upon further research, we found out that many were living below the poverty level (73% at one school alone).

We strive to make sure no child goes hungry while on breaks from school.

Lovepacs serves children on the free and reduced lunch program through area public schools. We have a established a direct relationship with school counselors and administrators in order to properly identify children in need.