Get Involved
At Blessings in a Backpack, we ensure that kids nationwide have full bellies over the weekend by sending them home on Fridays with backpacks full of satisfying and healthy food. There are many ways for you to get involved:
Corporate Partnerships
Partner With Us
Through a variety of engaging and flexible programs, our partners can contribute their resources to provide weekend food for kids facing food insecurity, while meeting their own business goals.Employee Engagement Opportunities
In-Person Packing Events
Interested in helping children in your local community AND strengthening your employee’s connection to their workplace and fellow team members? Click here to learn more about how In-Person PackingFill the Backpack Campaigns
Host a Virtual Packing Event fundraiser that will help Blessings in a Backpack feed a rapidly growing number of food-insecure kids across the country.Fundraising Opportunities
Start a Facebook Fundraiser
Support Blessings in a Backpack through a Facebook fundraiser. The number of children we can feed is limited only by the financial support we are able to secure.Pledge Your Birthday
Share your birthday with kids facing food insecurity. Make a difference by asking for hunger-free weekends instead of personal gifts.Volunteer Opportunities
Backpack Adventures
Are you ready for a backpack adventure? Our friends, Even Stephen and Plane Jane are! They want to travel throughout the United States and spread awareness of the Blessings inMission Ambassador Program
Become a Mission Ambassador, and you'll help feed kids on the weekends while fulfilling service hours and networking with other students who share the same passion!Start a Blessings in a Backpack Program
If you have a passion for helping children and a few hours a week to spare, you could be a perfect volunteer program coordinator for Blessings in a Backpack.Create Positive Note Cards
These note cards will be attached to the bags of food and will provide children with positive words of encouragement over the weekend.Upcoming Events
Find a Blessings in a Backpack fundraiser or event in your community. Hosting an upcoming event you'd like us to share? Let us know!Host a Food Drive
Across the country, an estimated 9 million kids are food insecure, and may not know from where they will get their next meal.Note: Many of the photos on this page were taken before the COVID-19 pandemic. Blessings in a Backpack encourages all of its volunteers and staff members to adhere to the CDC’s preventive measures to slow and stop the spread of coronavirus.