
Blessings in a Backpack Week 2022
National Blessings in a Backpack Week is a week of events that bring awareness to Blessings, including a Photo of the Day Challenge on social media.
Blessings Week 2021
Every day of Blessings in a Backpack Week, September 13–17, we will provide a word for our Photo-a-Day Challenge—use the prompts and post a picture. Plus, more ways to get
Blessings Week 2020
National Blessings in a Backpack Week, Sept. 14–18, 2020, is going virtual! Find fun and virtual activities — like Bingo and Zoom backgrounds — to get involved while maintaining social
Louisville Mayor Fischer Joins Volunteers on National Blessings Day
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, Miss Puerto Rice, and 5th grade volunteers from Hawthorne Elementary School packed 100 bags of weekend food on National Blessings in a Backpack Day.
National Blessings in a Backpack Week
National Blessings in a Backpack Week is a week of events that highlight our work that is feeding the kids this weekend! Activities are taking place all week long, so
Denver Mayor Hancock Kicks-Off Blessings in a Backpack Program
Story by Donna Bryson, denverite.com. After filling backpacks with crackers, cheese, breakfast cereal and other food for hungry kids in the library Friday, Mayor Michael Hancock walked down to the
Hampton University Students a Force for Generosity
Story by Lisa Vernon Sparks, dailypress.com Photo by Judith Lowery More than a dozen students from Hampton University’s Drumline squad last Wednesday stuffed as many as 800 backpacks — but
Nevitt Elementary Students Take Home Food and Books on Blessings Day
On September 25, Nevitt Elementary students received some extra special blessings sent home in their backpacks, thanks to Blessings in a Backpack and Kids Need to Read. Free food andWoman Behind Blessings in a Backpack Honored
On September 28, 2018, we recognized the family of Melissa Hammerstrom, the visionary behind Blessings in a Backpack.