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.
Whitsitt Elementary treated to backpack donation, carnival
Story by Vicki Yates, newschannel5.com Thanks to Vera Bradley and the nonprofit Blessings in a Backpack, students at Whitsitt Elementary were treated to something special. More than 13 million children
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
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