Gallatin Valley Mall Hosts Back to School Food Drive

Gallatin Valley Mall will be hosting a Back to School Food Drive benefiting the Gallatin Valley Food Bank KidsPack Program during the month of August. Did you know? 1 in 6 Montana children struggle with hunger. Although back-to-school will look a little different this year, one thing that remains the same is the importance of making sure all the children in our valley have nutritious meals to eat.

The Gallatin Valley Food Bank KidsPack Program provides nutritious, kid-friendly foods over the weekend during the school year. The bags are distributed to elementary children across 21 schools in Gallatin, Jefferson, and Madison counties. Each week they distribute an average of 450 bags. While KidsPack bags aim to support the children in a family, they often supplement the entire family’s food budget. Gallatin Valley Mall invites the public to donate items from the KidsPack wish list to help ensure that children arrive at school fed and ready to learn on Monday.

To view the Wish List, visit gallatinvalleymall.com/events. Donations can be dropped off at GVM Guest Services (located near Macy’s) between August 1st- 31st.