Blessings in a Backpack Providing Weekend Food to La Casa de Esperanza Students
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.
Girl Scouts Make the World a Better Place
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
Girl Scouts give Back to Blessings
Girl Scouts in Waukesha made positive note cards for Blessings kids and received their very own Blessings in a Backpack patch!
Blessings in a Backpack Waukesha County Chapter Hosts Volunteer Event
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.
Nick Cutsumpas, “Farmer Nick,” Reads Maddi’s Fridge, Gives Apples to Preschoolers
“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.
The Need For Free or Reduced School Lunches Increases After Pandemic
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.
This Milwaukee-area nonprofit is tasked with providing more than 4,000 children with food each weekend. Here is how you can help.
Blessings in a Backpack provides food for more than 4,000 local children with food each weekend for the school year.
“I know what it’s like to go hungry” – Mother shares her journey with Blessings in a Backpack
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
Volunteers fight hunger as many homebound
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