Pittsburgh Montessori Backpack Initiative

Please help us raise funds to continue to support our BPI families over the summer!

As the summer arrives, please help support the BPI and its mission to provide healthy snacks and meals to students in need within our school community over summer break! Any amount helps. Each $5 donation will provide a student with a weekend of healthy meals and snacks.

Our GoFundMe can be found here:

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Getting stocked to send OVER A THOUSAND food items home with kids over the winter break! Thank you to all of our volunteers who shop, pack, and organize this undertaking. And thank you to everyone who donated! ❤️

The first day of BPI was a success! Thank you to all of our volunteers!

The Backpack Initiative has an Amazon Wishlist! Now it couldn't be easier to donate to BPI, and have your donations shipped directly to the school! Just choose the school's address when you check out:

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Citiparks Summer Food Service Program begins June 17th...
For additional details, please visit: http://pittsburghpa.gov/citiparks/summer-food-service-program

We are getting our cupboards stocked and ready to go! Look out for sign up information coming soon!

Listen to a WESA "People that Care" story on Montessori parent, Moira that features the backpack initiative! http://wesa.fm/post/donating-time-not-enough-school-board-member-volunteer-she-also-gave-kidney

Donating Time Is Not Enough For School Board Member & Volunteer, She Also Gave A Kidney Every Friday during the school year, Moira Kaleida gathers a group of volunteers at Pittsburgh Montessori School in Bloomfield to fill backpacks with food

We are getting ready for another school year. First bags go out on October 1st. If you need to sign up your child, you can fill out the form (found in the files section), text Sarah at 412.537.2416, or talk to the school counselor.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Sarah or Moira Kaleida at [email protected] or 412.760.0030
Please sign up by Sept 16th, 2016

A big thank you to the Junior League for their generous and unexpected donation of food items to restock our cupboards. Betsy dropped off almost 100 pre-packed bags along with extra applesauce, oatmeal, soups, and macaroni packets. We are so grateful!

Our first day of bag packing was a success! Thank you to all of the volunteers, Ms. Donna, Ms. Mann, and the PM staf for all of the help organizing, packing, and distributing bags. Thanks also to everyone who has donated to this program. A big thanks to 412 Food Rescue and Carson Street Deli for providing food and fresh bread! We are off to a great start!