backpack program

OUR BACKPACK PROGRAM is available during the school year and during school breaks to South Whidbey youth who are in need of nutritious food on the weekends. Families can sign up as many children as they have in their household. Lunches are available each Thursday for students to take home after school. Home delivery or pick-up from the Good Cheer Food Bank is also an option.
OUR SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM provides the same nutritious meals during summer vacation (begins June 21st, ends Aug 30th)
Lunches are extra large and include:
2 sandwiches (or burritos)
2 pieces of fresh fruit
A variety of fresh vegetables (may include cherry tomatoes, carrot and celery sticks, snap peas, broccoli)
2 servings of string cheese
a home baked muffin or bar ​
Additional seasonal items may also be included

Self-serve program

For teens & others needing supplemental nutrition, we have two free, SELF-SERVE refrigerators. Ready-to-eat lunch items are stocked at the locations listed below.
  • Inside the Good Cheer 2 Thrift Store in Clinton (located within the Ken's Korner Shopping Plaza - 11042 WA-525)
  • Inside the Good Cheer Thrift Store in Langley on Anthes Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets
SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD is available to students enrolled at:
  • South Whidbey Children's Center in Langley
  • South Whidbey Academy (at the High School) has a stocked refrigerator for students in need to access
SACK LUNCHES are available at the Good Cheer Food Bank and the Family Resource Center upon request