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Our story
Second Sacks was started to put food directly into the hands of hungry children. With 86% of students in Lufkin ISD identified as economically disadvantaged and eligible to receive free or reduced-price school meals, volunteers sought to ensure food-insecure students have food to eat on the weekends.
Research shows that children who are well-fed do better in school, and through education, will hopefully be able to break the cycle of poverty.
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program
Our program began with Herty Primary in 2019. We added a second school, Garrett Primary, in 2023, and a third school, Trout Primary, in 2024.
The program was expanded in August 2025 when we began providing weekend food sacks to hungry students on all 12 Lufkin ISD school campuses.
School counselors, Communities in Schools representatives, principals, and teachers identify students on each campus who need help with food.
First Baptist Church of Lufkin provides our operations center space with room for inventory, meeting space, and for our volunteers to work.
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on the menu
Each weekend food sack contains 14 items chosen with guidance from Texas State University dietary faculty and university students.
The items are easily opened by children, and do not require cooking or refrigeration. Surveys from families indicate that many sacks are shared with younger children in the family.
Inside the sack:
●︎ Chocolate Milk and Reduced Fat Milk
●︎ Planters Peanuts
●︎ Jack Links
●︎ Cheerios and Trix Cereal
●︎ Cheese and Peanut Butter Crackers
●︎ Vienna Sausages
●︎ Lasagna
●︎ Nature Valley Bar and Nutrigrain Bar
●︎ Motts Applesauce
●︎ Peach Cup and Spoon
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