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What is BackPack Beginnings?

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Parker White is a mother, wife, daughter, and advocate for justice. She is the founder of BackPack Beginnings, a Greensboro-based nonprofit that has been serving the community for 16 years. When it started in Parker’s dining room as a simple effort to provide weekend food to children and families in need has grown into a thriving organization offering comprehensive support. Listen as Parker shares how BackPack Beginnings continues to serve not only children but entire families through wraparound services designed to help them stabilize, grow, and thrive.

This recording is produced by Institute for Family, using interviews recorded by StoryCorps.


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