Starfish Program provided almost 8,000 food bags over the past year

The local program that ensures school children have access to healthy meals and snacks had a productive year.

The North Okanagan Starfish program has concluded its 2025-26 year, which saw 7,980 food bags delivered to children across the North Okanagan from Cherryville to Enderby.

Those bags equated to providing local school kids with 47,880 meals to make sure they were fed through weekends.

The Starfish Program’s Board of Directors said it was moving into the next year with the goal of “ensuring local children have reliable access to nutritious food and community support.”