Get Involved
For a lot of kids, food is their most important school supply. Because when kids have enough food, they do better in school.
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:
Volunteer Opportunities
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.
Local Volunteer Opportunities
During the COVID-19 health emergency, we're distributing prepackaged bags of food to help minimize touches. Please check back for local volunteer opportunities.
Mission 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!
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 13 million kids are food insecure, and may not know from where they will get their next meal.
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.Fundraising Opportunities
Pledge Your Birthday
Share your birthday with kids facing food insecurity. Make a difference by asking for hunger-free weekends instead of personal gifts.
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.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 Corporate Packing Events
Blessings in a Backpack is able to coordinate volunteer events at corporate offices or other designated facilities to pack weekend food bags for kids in your community.
Virtual Mixology Class
Blessings in a Backpack is partnering with Virtual Cocktail Class to provide corporate-sponsored happy hours this winter.
Virtual Fitness Challenge
Encourage employees to stay active by completing a Virtual Fitness Challenge to help feed kids on the weekends with Blessings in a Backpack.
Virtual Packing Events
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.