Blessings in a Backpack feeds kids on the weekend

One little apple started something big

Maddi's Fridge for kids and families

Maddi’s Fridge is a children’s picture book that raises awareness about poverty and hunger. And some of

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our favorite Blessings supporters have volunteered their time and talent to read the book to you!

Donate to feed a child this school year

Because when kids have enough food, they do better in school. This back-to-school season,

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donate to help us feed the kids on the weekends. $130 will feed a child for one school year.

For a lot of kids, food is their most

important school supply

Backpacks that give back campaign

Backpacks That Give Back

Blessings in a Backpack + Vera Bradley = the ultimate give back for the school year!

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Every purchase of a Vera Bradley backpack is helping to feed hungry kids in need.

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Whether kids were in the physical or virtual classroom, we continued to feed children on the weekends thanks to

supporters like you!

Our impact during the 2020/21 school year

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You can "Be the Change!"

By rounding up loose pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, you can make the world a better place

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for food-insecure kids.

Frederick Pop Up Packing Event

The Buffalo Bills fans who rallied a viral donation campaign for Blessings in a Backpack distributed bags of ready-to-eat food

at a Western New York Boys & Girls Club.

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Bills Mafia feeds kids in Buffalo

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Volunteer to Feed Hungry Kids

Consider the following ways to get involved with Blessings in a Backpack and ensure

hunger-free weekends for food-insecure kids in your community.

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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.

Click here to view our COVID-19 statement

Roberto Clemente Foundation Feeds 100 Kids in Pittsburgh

Baltimore, Featured, Local Stories September 20, 2021

Roberto Clemente Foundation Feeds 100 Kids in Pittsburgh

Major League Baseball holds Roberto Clemente Day every year, an event designed to recognize "The Great One" and humanitarian efforts happening around the sport. This year, Blessings in a Backpack

Teen volunteer keeps students safe and healthy with Blessings in a Backpack

Featured September 16, 2021

Teen volunteer keeps students safe and healthy with Blessings in a Backpack

Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Calliope Speredakos. As a volunteer student ambassador with Blessings in a Backpack, Calliope, a high school senior, is helping to feed students every

Backpacks, furniture, and more given to Central Florida school

Featured, Local Stories, Partners September 16, 2021

Backpacks, furniture, and more given to Central Florida school

An Orlando area school was surprised with backpacks for all its students, special furniture, and more. It was all thanks to a partnership between Vera Bradley and Blessings in a

OUR PARTNERS

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

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