Blessings in a Backpack Waukesha County Chapter's Bridge the Gap gala raised over $165,000 to provide weekend food for school-aged children who might otherwise go hungry.
Our Waukesha County chapter in Wisconsin has been working to bring more businesses and schools together to help address the problem of food insecurity over the weekend.
Helping people at all times is ingrained in the Girl Scout program, and many of them find helping Blessings in a Backpack as natural a fit as Thin Mints and
Community volunteers filled 3,000 backpacks with kid-friendly, shelf-stable, and nutritious weekend food for Waukesha County students to take home on the last day of school.
“Farmer Nick," host of Netflix’s Emmy-nominated Instant Dream House, urban gardener, and Blessings in a Backpack supporter, reads Maddi's Fridge to preschoolers in Madison, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Public Radio reports some school districts are seeing students skip lunch because they can't afford it, and one area pediatrician says that can harm students' learning.
Rachel Hartling has experienced a lot. As a single mom with a school-aged son who has special needs, she knows the feeling of worry. Rachel shares how Blessings in a
Our DeForest, Wis. program is serving about 145 kids each week this school year. “I just added them up and 2,750 Blessings in a Backpack bags have gone home with