Got Your Back Pack
Rockwood Got Your Back Pack (GYBP) is a program designed to provide nutritious food for children who are experiencing food insecurity. The purpose of the program is to supply shelf stable weekend food bags to supplement children's needs.
Every week, volunteers pack bags filled with nutritious food items that are easy to open, simple to prepare and can accommodate a variety of living circumstances. Those bags are delivered to the children' s schools to be brought home on Thursday/Friday for the weekend.
Did you know that....
- In October 2025, this program provided 80 food bags home each week, providing 1-2 food bags for families to have food at home on the weekends.
- When donations are available, this program sends snack bags to schools 2x per month to support students who need snacks before/during/after the school day.
- Rockwood has on average 200 families each school year who qualify as McKinney Vento (homeless).
- On average, 12%-13% of Rockwood families receive free/reduced lunch each school year.
Season of Receiving
If your family is in a season of receiving and you want more information about the above program please reach out to your school social worker. Any Rockwood family is eligible to receive a weekend food bag.
Season of Giving
If your family or community organization is in a season of giving, please consider making a donation. There are many ways that a donation can be made to support Rockwood families. The full list of needed food donations can be found on the Food Donations tab.
Top Request (updated 11/5/25):
We’ve had a huge number of in person donation drop offs over the past few weeks, with more scheduled to drop in the coming weeks. If you are looking to donate right now, an online donation to purchase food when the current stock runs out would be greatly appreciated.
Or check back in the coming weeks for updated changes.
Several Ways to Donate:
Drop off food items/physical donations:
- Fairway Elementary School
- 480 Old Fairway Drive, Wildwood, MO, 63040
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Place items in the plastic bin, located outside of Fairway; it is checked daily.
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If you drop off during the weekend, please email us to let us know: rockwoodgybp@rsdmo.org
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If you gather a large donation, we can set up a date/time for our district warehouse drivers to come pick it up and deliver to Fairway Elementary.
- Wildwood Dierbergs
- 2460 Taylor Rd, Wildwood, MO 63040
- Drop off donations in a cart near the front entrance. This cart has a sign that says “Thank you for your donation to Rockwood’s Got Your Back Pack program.”
Online Donations:
- Place an online order to be delivered directly to Fairway Elementary through Rockwood’s GYBP Wish list through Amazon.
- Provide online monetary donation:
- Under the schools tab, select: ROCKWOOD GIVES BACK
- Under the Item tab, select: GOT YOUR BACK PACK DONATION
- Enter the desired donation amount.
- Select “Buy”
Funds provided through online donations to GYBP are used to stock the shelves when
donations run low.
Digital Gift Cards:
- Recommended denominations for cards: $25 -$50
- Electronic gift cards can be purchased from any major grocery/store retailer that delivers cards via email.
- Please email the gift card to: RockwoodGYBP@rsdmo.org
- School social workers may request access to gift cards for families in need.
Donated gift cards are used in two ways: to help stock the shelves when donations are running low and to provide directly to families to purchase perishable goods (i.e. milk, cheese, bread).
Thank you
A huge thank you to the Rockwood community for supporting this program. Everyone from parents, volunteers, community/business organizations, student organizations, and school staff play a part in helping to feed families.
Follow Rockwood's Got Your Back Pack on Facebook for quick updates.
After reviewing the information, if you have any questions you can reach the GYBP team directly via email at: rockwoodgybp@rsdmo.org.
The school social work department partners with GYBP to support home - school - community linkages. For program questions, you may connect with the Supervisor of School Social Work Jacklyn Floyd at 636-733-2184 or floydjacklyn@rsdmo.org.