Summer
Backpack Program
Schools Out, Now What?!
What Happens to the Backpack Meals During the Summer?
Cultivate works with hundreds of partners to ensure our hungry neighbors have food. Summer presents additional challenges for ensuring our backpack meals reach those that need them the most.
Summer Backpack Distribution Locations
Here is a list of locations providing Cultivate's summer backpack meals.Please confirm times and locations with individual sites.
Unity Gardens (3701 Prast Blvd, South Bend, IN 46628)
Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 7:00pm
Saturday & Sunday: 9:00am – 7:00pm
Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 7:00pm
Saturday & Sunday: 9:00am – 7:00pm
Rose Park (1400 West St, Mishawaka, IN 46544)
Fridays: 6/12/26 – 8/7/26 EXCEPT 7/3/26
11:00am – Noon
Fridays: 6/12/26 – 8/7/26 EXCEPT 7/3/26
11:00am – Noon
Central Park (295 E. Mishawaka Ave., Mishawaka, IN 46545)
Fridays: 6/12/26 – 8/7/26 EXCEPT 7/3/26
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Fridays: 6/12/26 – 8/7/26 EXCEPT 7/3/26
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Plymouth High School (1 Big Red Dr., Plymouth, IN 46563)
Door #1
Thursdays: 6/11/26 – 7/9/26 EXCEPT 7/2/26)
11:30am-12:30pm
Door #1
Thursdays: 6/11/26 – 7/9/26 EXCEPT 7/2/26)
11:30am-12:30pm
Middlebury Community Food Pantry (13307 CR 16
Middlebury, IN 46540)
Fridays: 5/26/26 – 8/7/26
2:00pm-6:00pm
Middlebury, IN 46540)
Fridays: 5/26/26 – 8/7/26
2:00pm-6:00pm
Geminus (500 N Nappanee St, 4A, Elkhart, IN 46514)
Tuesdays: 6/23/26 – 8/11/26
10:00am-4:00pm
Goshen Parks in Partnership with Goshen Health
- Shanklin Park (411 Plymouth Ave. in Goshen)
Fridays in June from 11am-11:45am - Hay Park (1524 Hay Pkwy. in Goshen)
Fridays in June from 11:15am-12:00pm - Pringle Park (1912 W Lincoln Ave. in Goshen)
Fridays in June from 11:30am-12:30pm
Bristol Public Library (505 West Vistula Street
Bristol, IN 46507)
Available during normal library hours
Monday: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Bristol, IN 46507)
Available during normal library hours
Monday: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
St. John’s Episcopal Food Pantry (226 W Lexington Ave.
Elkhart, IN 46516)
Wednesdays and Saturdays
8:30am-10:30am
Elkhart, IN 46516)
Wednesdays and Saturdays
8:30am-10:30am
St. Marks Missionary Church (2014 Liberty Drive, Mishawaka, IN 46545)
Mondays: 6/29/2026 – 8/10/2026
9:00am-Noon
Mondays: 6/29/2026 – 8/10/2026
9:00am-Noon
*Please remember that these meals come frozen and need to remain frozen until they can be heated thoroughly (according to package instructions) and enjoyed.
Cultivate is currently recruiting additional schools within St. Joseph, Marshall, and Elkhart Counties for the Backpack Program.
Contact your school’s administration or contact us here.
Contact your school’s administration or contact us here.
School and Pantry Partners
Backpack School Partners
- Career Academy
- Charles Martin Youth Center
- Clay Church Pantry
- Clay Intermediate Academy
- Coquillard Elementary
- Darden Elementary
- Goodwill Excel Center
- Grissom Middle School
- Hannah’s House
- Harrison Elementary
- Health Linc
- Ivy Tech South Bend
- Kroc Center
- LaVille Elementary School
- Lifeline
- Madison STEAM Academy
- McKinley Elementary
- Monroe Primary Center
- Navarre Middle School
- Notre Dame Graduate School
- Nuner Fine Arts Academy
- Paramount School of Excellence
- Resurrection Lutheran Academy
- SALT Program
- SBCSC Adult Education
- St. Adalbert’s Elementary
- St. Joseph County Public Library
- Warren Primary Center
- Washington High School
- Wilson Primary Center
Cultivate Cares Food Network Partners
- Abundant Faith Family Ministries
- Aids Ministry
- Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
- Apostolic Temple Village
- Beacon Health System
- Briarcliff Health & Rehabilitation
- Brick of Hope Ministries
- Broadway Christian Parish
- Camp Millhouse
- Catholic Charities
- Center for the Homeless
- Christ Temple Apostolic Church
- Christ the King-St Vincent de Paul
- Clay Church Pantry
- Clubhouse of St Joseph County
- Davis Foundation
- Devine Faith Ministries
- Downtown Soup Kitchen
- El Campito Child Development Center
- Feed a Friend
- First United Methodist Church
- For the Good
- Gethsemane Church of God
- Greater New Jerusalem Mission Baptist Church
- Hannah’s House
- HEAL
- HealthLinc
- Heroes Camp
- Hope Avenue – Oaklawn
- Hope for the Hungry
- Hope Ministries
- Hopewell Baptist Church
- Indiana Health Center
- Ironwood Pentecostal Church Food Pantry
- IUSB – Titans Feeding Titans
- Ivy Tech/IPI School
- Keller Park Church
- Kingdom Business International Ministries
- Lakeville United Methodist Church
- Lasalle Park Homes
- Legacy Steps Pantry
- Life Treatment Center
- Lifeline Youth & Family Services
- Little Flower Catholic Church
- Lydick United Methodist Church
- Mac Food Pantry
- Maranatha Missionary Baptist Church
- Miami Hill Apartments
- Miami Village Church
- Michiana Christian Academy
- Miracle Life Foundation
- Mishawaka Food Pantry
- Motels 4 Now
- New Carlisle Food Pantry
- Northeast Neighborhood Center
- Oaklawn Properties – Oaklawn
- Oaklawn Psychiatric Center – Oaklawn
- Oliver Apartments – Oaklawn
- Our Lady of the Road
- Recovery Cafe – Oaklawn
- River Bend Cancer Services
- River Park United Methodist Church
- Robertson’s Apartments
- Robinson Community Learning Center
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- Salvation Army – St Joseph/Kroc Center
- South Bend Housing Authority
- Southgate Food Pantry
- St Vincent de Paul – St Joseph Parish
- St. Adalbert & St. Casimir
- St. Augustine Catholic Church
- St Joseph County Health Dept – Mishawaka
- St Joseph County Health Dept – North East & West
- St Joseph County Health Dept – Rum Village
- St Joseph County Health Dept – Walkerton / N. Liberty
- St Joseph County Health Dept – West Side
- St Joseph County Public Library
- St. Margaret’s House
- St. Paul Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
- St. Paul Lutheran Church
- St. Paul’s Memorial Church
- St. Pius X Catholic Church
- St. Vincent de Paul Society Center
- Storehouse Food Pantry
- Take Heart Inc.
- The Grace Place
- Transformation Ministries
- The Walorski Family Foundation
- Village Food Pantry
- Vineyard Community Center
- West Side Church of Christ
- Youth Services Bureau of St Joe County
- YWCA
Backpack School Partners
- Baugo Community School
- Boys & Girls Club Goshen
- Bristol Elementary
- Chamberlain Elementary
- Child & Parent Services
- Cleveland Elementary School
- Concord South Side
- Concord West Side
- Eastwood Elementary
- Elkhart Academy
- Family Resource Center
- Goshen Health
- Goshen Intermediate School
- Goshen Junior High
- Heart City Health
- Mary Beck Elementary
- Mary Daly Elementary
- Mary Feeser Elementary
- Model Elementary
- Monger Elementary
- Nappanee Elementary
- North side Middle School
- Northwood Middle School
- PACE Preschool
- Parkside Elementary School
- Pierre Moran Middle School
- Prairie View Elementary School
- Premier Arts Academy
- Pride Academy
- Riverview Elementary
- Roosevelt STEAM Academy
- School Without Walls
- St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School
- Wakarusa Elementary
- Waterford Elementary
- West Goshen Elementary
- West Side Middle School
- Woodview Elementary
Cultivate Cares Food Network Partners
- Adult & Teen Challenge Northern Indiana
- Augusta Lutheran Church
- Boys & Girls Club Elkhart County
- Boys & Girls Club – Nappanee
- Boys & Girls Club – Goshen
- Brady Center
- Calvary United Methodist Church
- Church Community Services
- Elkhart Excel Center
- Elkhart Schools Art Café
- Goshen Interfaith Hospitality Network
- Gymtown Food Pantry
- Heart City Health
- Kingdom Community Center
- Kingdom Impact
- Maple Leaf Commons
- Middlebury Boys & Girls Club
- Middlebury Food Pantry
- Nappanee Open Door
- Open Gate Food Pantry
- Project Scope
- S.A.K.A.L the Center
- Salvation Army – Elkhart
- Salvation Army – Goshen
- Saving Grace
- Shepherd’s Cove (Calvary Assembly of God)
- SPA Ministries Homes
- Susanna’s Kitchen
- The Center
- The Hub Bristol
- The Village Community Center
- Tolson Center
- World Harvest Church
Backpack School Partners
- Argos Elementary
- Bremen High School
- Jefferson Elementary
- Marshall-Starke County Head Start
- Menominee Elementary
- St. Michael’s Catholic School
- Triton Elementary
- Washington Discovery Academy
- Webster Elementary
Cultivate Cares Food Network Partners
- Boys & Girls Club, Bremen
- Boys & Girls Club of Marshall County
- Bread of Life
- Community Services
- Culver Food Pantry
- David’s Courage
- DeLong Gospel Lighthouse Church
- Marian University’s Ancilla College
- Marshall County Neighborhood Center
- Monastery of the Holy Martyrs
- Moontree Studios
- Oak Haven
- Plymouth Baptist Church
- Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ
- Serenity House
- Shepherd’s Food Pantry Argos