Kansas Food Bank giving food to record number of kids
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Food Bank is giving out a record number of backpacks full of food to the state's school children.
The group gives out the backpacks on Friday afternoons to provide some food for students during the weekend.
Food Bank officials said the group is currently giving out 7,082 food packets per week to 395 schools in Kansas.
Director Brian Walker said both numbers are records for the charity, which began in 2004.
Walker said the numbers are increasing because of a rise in demand, and as more schools become part of the service.
The Associated Press reports the food bank has delivered 120,741 backpacks in Kansas during the current school year through Thursday.
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