Vote for Blessings in a Backpack as the ‘Favorite Non-Profit’ for Chicago Innovation Awards
Blessings in a Backpack is honored to be selected as one of the Top 100 Chicago Innovation Awards finalists for 2020! Voting ends October 19th.
Waukesha County Chapter Named Small Non-Profit of the Year
The Waukesha County Business Alliance, Waukesha County Center for Growth, and Waukesha County have awarded Blessings in a Backpack as 2020 Small Non-Profit the Year.
Teens help First Coast Chapter feed children
The team of Nease High School students has been providing 200 healthy weekend meal packs for elementary school students at risk of hunger each week for 36 weeks during the
Kids in Frederick, Md., Receive Extra Food Ahead of School Shutdown
The Blessings in a Backpack program in Frederick, Md., has responded to the closing of schools statewide by pulling together enough food to last each of their 3,100 kids for
Volunteers Get As Much As They Give
A crew of approximately 20 volunteers arrives at Waverly Elementary School in Frederick, Md., to pack bags of food for the Blessings in a Backpack program.
Blizzard Bags Packed for Snow Days in Frederick, Md.
Blessings in a Backpack volunteers assemble more than 2,000 'Blizzard Bags," to be handed out to kids in Frederick, Md., before snow days.
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,
Blessings in a Backpack’s Waukesha, Wisconsin Programs
Waukesha County is the 2nd most affluent county in Wisconsin, so when people hear that there are hungry kids right in their own backyards they want to help. Having the Volunteer Wisconsin Recognizes Regina Estrada as Volunteer Rock Star
Nonprofits depend on volunteers to help them reach their mission, but some volunteers just stand out . . . Regina Estrada is one such volunteer. She volunteers for Blessings in