Lamar Jackson and the Bills Follow the Herd and Give Today! Backpack after Lamar Jackson's injury #BillsMafia rallied its fans to give to Lamar's favorite charity, and thousands of kids nationwide will know hunger-free weekends as a result. Now, Bills fans have challenged the #ChiefsKingdom to give back! Buffalo Bills fans donate to Blessings in a Group of smiling children Read our Impact Report Our Impact During 19/20 School Year With the help of amazing partners, we were able to feed more children than ever before AND help kids while schools are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Boy holding up a bag of food Who will feed the kids when schools are closed? At Blessings in a Backpack, we often ask, "Who will feed the kids this weekend?" But the COVID-19 emergency has caused us Blessings' Response to COVID-19 to expand our programs from feeding kids on only the weekends, to now serving kids while schools are closed.

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We're feeding the kids this weekend!

88900 kids in 46 states and Washington, D.C.

3000000
Hunger-free weekends
17305
Volunteers
13000
Donors
1092
Program Locations

Why Get Involved?

How To Help?

DONATE
For $130 you can help us feed a child every weekend of the school year.
FUNDRAISE
Organize a Facebook fundraiser to feed the kids in your community.
GET INVOLVED
Volunteer your time or talent to support a local Blessings program.
KEEP IN TOUCH
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OUR PARTNERS

We would like to give many thanks to our National Partners listed below, without which this program would not be possible.

  • Vera Bradley
  • Kate and Justin Rose Foundation
  • Fiddlesticks
  • Cigna
  • Community Foundation of Greater Rochester
  • Kentucky Fried Chicken
  • Kingmade Jerky
  • KKW Fragrance
  • New Albany Floyd County Education Foundation
  • No Kid Hungry
  • Related Affordable Foundation
  • Together Rising
  • United Way of Frederick County
  • Albertsons Companies Nourishing Neighbors
  • Constellation Brands
  • CVC
  • Delta Pilots Charitable Fund
  • Giant
  • Humorology Road Less Traveled
  • Anthem Foundation

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