During the spring of 2011, she researched a way to begin a union run food pantry. The WSUT & SRP Backpack Pantry began that fall. To date, 191 backpacks have been delivered to 14 needy families in the Sullivan West school district. The backpacks go home with the children every other week. It's a union project in which the members donate food and money. Monfredo manages the entire program. She contacts families about receiving assistance, keeps inventory of the pantry and packs the backpacks to go home. Her high level of professionalism, caring nature and devotion to the students is shown through her ability to persevere and maintain the program while preserving anonymity for the recipients of the backpacks.