![Video: Louisville Mother and Daughter Make It Their Mission to Feed JCPS Students](https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Louisville-Kids.jpg)
Video: Louisville Mother and Daughter Make It Their Mission to Feed JCPS Students
A Louisville mother and daughter duo are making a significant impact by feeding an entire school of children through the Blessings in a Backpack program.![Daughter Continues Mom’s Legacy of Helping Others](https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Website-story-feature-image-2.jpg)
Daughter Continues Mom’s Legacy of Helping Others
Kaela Hammerstrom Combs continues her mother’s legacy by working with Blessings in a Backpack, distributing bags of food to students in need every Friday, ensuring they have nourishment over the![The Race to Feed Chicago Feeds Thousands](https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Website-story-feature-image-4.jpg)
The Race to Feed Chicago Feeds Thousands
More than 140 Blessings friends and supporters gathered at Protiviti offices in Chicago on April 18 for the Race to Feed Chicago, resulting in the packing and delivery of 2,000![Program Spotlight: Blessings in a Backpack Downers Grove DG-58 program](https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Website-story-feature-image-3.jpg)
Program Spotlight: Blessings in a Backpack Downers Grove DG-58 program
Blessings in a Backpack Downers Grover District 58 program ensures no child faces weekend hunger, serving over 200 students weekly across 13 schools.![Frederick Community Competes to Pack Blessings in a Backpack Food for Children](https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-16-at-10.01.29-AM.jpg)
Frederick Community Competes to Pack Blessings in a Backpack Food for Children
At the annual "Race to Feed Frederick" event at Frederick Community College, seven teams raced to fill 1,800 to 2,000 bags of essential food items to support students facing hunger![Blessings in a Backpack Partners With Unbridled Charitable Foundation for Third Annual “Unbridled Afternoon” for Louisville Students](https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Unbridled-Afternoon-Collage-2024-scaled.jpg)
Blessings in a Backpack Partners With Unbridled Charitable Foundation for Third Annual “Unbridled Afternoon” for Louisville Students
Unbridled Afternoon included activities such as celebrity meet-and-greets, petting zoo, hot air balloon, and stick-horse races, bringing the Derby spirit to the students in a kid-friendly way.![‘So much more than winning games:’ Coach Cal’s off-court charity work leaves legacy.](https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Website-story-feature-image-1-1.jpg)
‘So much more than winning games:’ Coach Cal’s off-court charity work leaves legacy.
In 2012, the Calipari Foundation gave $10,000 to work with Blessings in a Backpack to feed children in Hazard. In 2020, the foundation gave $75,000 to target communities across Kentucky.![8th Annual Souper Bowl raised over $42,000 for children of First Coast](https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Website-story-feature-image.jpg)
8th Annual Souper Bowl raised over $42,000 for children of First Coast
The 8th Annual Souper Bowl raised over $42,000 to feed hungry kids in our community. Held at beautiful Bowing Oaks in Jacksonville, Florida, the event featured soup tasting, live music,![Swinging into Action: Nemours Children’s Health and The Furyk Foundation Drive Childhood Food Security at THE PLAYERS Championship](https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-BIAB-Event-THE-PLAYERS-31.jpg)
Swinging into Action: Nemours Children’s Health and The Furyk Foundation Drive Childhood Food Security at THE PLAYERS Championship
Nemours Children's Health and the Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation, along with Blessings in a Backpack, came together for a second year to address childhood food insecurity during THE PLAYERS![Blessings in a Backpack raises more than $160,000 to feed Louisville children at annual Pack the Sack event](https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Website-story-feature-image-1.jpg)