What We Do
Blessings in a Backpack mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for school-aged children across America who might otherwise go hungry.
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$175 can help us feed a child every weekend of the school year.
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Our National Footprint
Blessings in a Backpack has more than 1,200 programs nationwide and seven regional chapters. Find a program near you or start one.
How It Works
Blessings in a Backpack offers flexible program models built on scalable sustainability that any community in America can use to end weekend hunger for its kids. Through our network of over 1,200 program locations, we leverage our collective experience to ensure effective and efficient programming. With your help, we can end weekend hunger in your community.
During the 2022–2023 school year, we provided over 3.3 million hunger-free weekends for children nationwide.
Collective Effort in Action!
Blessings in a Backpack continued to provide hunger-free weekends for children nationwide — that’s more than 3.3 million hunger-free weekends, to be exact! So sit back, grab a glass of summertime iced tea, and check out the impact (report) we made together this year!
Make a Difference in a Child’s Life
Many families who experience food insecurity do not qualify for federal nutrition programs and rely on food banks and programs like Blessings in a Backpack. Who will feed the kids this weekend?
Recent News Stories
Red Robin Is Feeding Kids On the Weekends
Red Robin is partnering with Blessings in a Backpack to help improve the lives of hungry kids. Guests have the opportunity to donate to Blessings in a Backpack right from
South Lyon, Michigan’s Favorite Charity
South Lyon’s Blessings in a Backpack program has been feeding students since 2017. With events like golf outings, silent auctions, and local partnerships, the program feeds 265 kids each week.