Vote for Bayou City Blessings for the True Inspiration Awards
We need your vote to help the Bayou City Blessings in a Backpack program in Houston win $75,000 from Chick-fil-A “True Inspiration Award!” Each year, the Chick-fil-A Foundation awards grants
Bailee Madison & Lauren Alaina Help Distribute Backpacks With Blessings in a Backpack
The 19-year-old actress and the 24-year-old singer and DWTS contestant helped hand out 475 Vera Bradley school bags that included a Blessings in a Backpack weekend food and enjoyed a
15 million children don’t have money for school supplies. Here’s how you can help them
Those same children whose families can't afford school supplies are often also struggling with hunger. Federal school lunch programs provide free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch only during the school
Blessings in a Backpack Rings the Nasdaq Closing Bell
On August 29, 2019, Blessings in a Backpack visited the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. In honor of the occasion, Brooke Wiseman, Blessings in a Backpack CEO, and Richard Gordon,
0.5K Raised Money for Blessings in a Backpack in Louisville
The inaugural Blessings in a Backpack 0.5K in Louisville, Ky., was a blast. The sold out “race" had and more than 250 “athletes” in attendance.
Vera Bradley Partners with Blessings in a Backpack
Blessings in a Backpack is thrilled to be partnering with Vera Bradley’s back-to-school campaign for the second year in a row. Fifty thousand children across the United States will start
Thousands of kids get backpacks filled with food and love
More than 12 million children in the United States live in "food insecure" homes and families sometimes have to choose between paying rent or feeding their children. Volunteers and organizers of
Bears announce recipients for $1 million Community All-Pros initiative
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]The Chicago Bears announced today nine of the 10 grant recipients for the Bears100 Community All-Pros initiative. Below are the nine charities selected, in addition to the three finalists
Backpack Programs Join Forces to End Childhood Hunger on the Weekends Across the United States
More than a dozen organizations dedicated to ending childhood hunger in the U.S. came together at the 'Great Minds Think Alike: Weekend Food Program Summit' to share knowledge, resources, and