Blessings in a Backpack aims to fight child hunger at Missouri City elementary school
By Kristi Nix, Staff writer, chron.com The inspiration came unexpectedly two years ago, after Missouri City resident Toni Pierre received a performance incentive from her employer, the Houston non-profit Amerigroup.
Second Annual Boerne 0.5k “Race” Brings in $46,000 for Local Blessings in a Backpack Program
Self-proclaimed coach potatoes, slackers and underachievers certainly didn’t disappoint when it came to the turn out for this year’s second annual Boerne 0.5k “race.” Six-hundred “runners” dressed in costumes, battled
Teams Pack 2,000 Bags of Food at Third Annual Race to Feed Chicago
Blessings in a Backpack’s Chicago Associates Board (CAB) hosted its third annual Race to Feed Chicago on Thursday, May 2. In 2019, 15 teams strategized to speedily pack thousands of
Montessori Kindergartners Make a Difference
Story via dailyherald.com Kindergartners at Northwest Suburban Montessori School in Arlington Heights recently participated in their annual service project benefiting local children in need. School administrators partnered with coordinators at
Hundreds of Kids in SWFL attend Breakfast of Champions
Kids in Southwest Florida were inspired more than a dozen NFL, NBA, MLB, PGA, Olympic, and collegiate athletes at the Breakfast of Champions hosted by Blessings in a Backpack and
Texas Roadhouse Packs 8,000 Bags of Food for Summer
Texas Roadhouse employees helped pack 8,000 bags of food for kids in Louisville, Ky. to take home for the weekends during the summer. It's part of the "Summer Blessings" program,
Season-Long Partnership with the PGA TOUR Underway
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As part of a season-long partnership, Blessings in a Backpack has been included as a philanthropic initiative for the 2019 PGA TOUR Volunteer Appreciation Program sponsored by Myrbetriq® (mirabegron). In
Not All Superheroes Wear Capes . . .
Written by Shayla Alvey Superheroes are known for making a positive difference in the world, and so are Blessings in a Backpack volunteers. During National Volunteer Week in April, we
Introducing the Weekend Avengers
Our society loves superheroes and their supernatural abilities, but what keeps us coming back are the human struggles that our heroes overcome. How beloved would Spider-Man be if we didn’t