Melrose Residents Can Donate Food, Support Local Backpack Nutrition Program

For the nonprofit's April fundraiser, Melrose Kind is seeking donations to help support Bread of Life's Backpack Nutrition Program, where backpacks filled with food are distributed to students experiencing food insecurity.

Melrose residents can donate any of the following items to the Kindness Porch located at 249 Grove Street in Melrose:

• Individually packed (lunch/snack size) crackers, cookies, etc.;
• Granola bars;
• Small cartons of milk and juice;
• Single-serving boxes of cereal, pretzels, chips, applesauce, and fruit cups; and
• NEW bath-size towels.

Any amount donated can go a long way to helping end food insecurity locally.