Volunteer Appreciate Week

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

Vice President Kamala Harris

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

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District and our work at Blessings in a Backpack.

Frederick Pop Up Packing Event

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,

First Coast Kids with Food

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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.

Kate and Justin with Kids

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

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.

Click here to view our COVID-19 statement

After viral donation campaign started by Bills Mafia, organization distributes bags of food to WNY kids

Bills Mafia, Blessings in the News, Featured April 16, 2021

After viral donation campaign started by Bills Mafia, organization distributes bags of food to WNY kids

Bills Mafia fans Dan Konopski and William Burke helped distribute Blessings in a Backpack food to kids at Western New York Boys & Girls Clubs Collaborative following January's viral donation

Bobby Nichols Charity Foundation Donates Nearly $150K to Blessings in a Backpack

Featured April 16, 2021

Bobby Nichols Charity Foundation Donates Nearly $150K to Blessings in a Backpack

The Bobby Nichols Charity Foundation recently presented $149,500 to the Blessings in a Backpack Southwest Florida Chapter to support its mission of making hunger-free weekends a reality for food-insecure children

Fabletics Announces Second Limited-Edition Mom-and-Me Collection Supports Blessings in a Backpack

Blessings in the News, Featured, Partners April 15, 2021

Fabletics Announces Second Limited-Edition Mom-and-Me Collection Supports Blessings in a Backpack

Through May 31, 2021, 100% of net proceeds (up to $50,000) from the children’s clothing will be donated to Blessings in a Backpack, a non-profit organization that provides meal kits

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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