Show your appreciation to our volunteers

April 18–22, Blessings in a Backpack will celebrate its volunteers—whose passion and commitment to feeding

the kids in local communities are what drives our mission.

Volunteer Appreciation Week

in a Backpack

VP Harris Highlights the Work of Blessings

In an interview with USA Today, Vice President Kamala Harris highlights Blessings First Coast partner Duval County School

Watch the Interview

District and our work at Blessings in a Backpack.

At a pop-up food packing event outside the Blessings Frederick office in Maryland, volunteers packed bags in person for the

first time in quite a while.

Read about the happy reunion.

reunite volunteers

Pop-up outdoor events help feed hungry kids,

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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.

Orlando Chapter

This generous donation will immediately feed 1,000 more children in the Orlando area and help

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enhance the food bags distributed.

The Kate & Justin Rose Foundation

Donates $1 Million to Blessings

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

Blessings in the News, Featured April 6, 2021

OUR PARTNERS

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