Get Involved
You can support our mission and make a difference in a child’s life in many ways. Explore the options below to determine how you can help feed a child this weekend!
Donating Opportunities
Donate to the Area of Greatest Need
As a Blessings in a Backpack donor, your contribution directly fuels our mission to ensure no child goes hungry on weekends, fostering healthier and brighter futures for countless young lives
Legacy Giving
Create a legacy that benefits future generations. Consider including Blessings in a Backpack in your will or trust to leave a lasting impact on children struggling with food insecurity whoFundraising Opportunities
Host a Social Media Fundraiser
Make a meaningful impact on weekend hunger for children by taking action and creating your personalized Facebook or Instagram fundraising page.
Start a Peer-to-Peer Fundraiser
Harness the power of online fundraising to make a meaningful impact on weekend hunger for children. Take action by creating your personalized peer-to-peer fundraising page.
Share Your Birthday
Share your birthday with kids facing food insecurity. Make a difference by starting a birthday fundraiser and asking for hunger-free weekends instead of personal gifts.Employee Engagement Opportunities
Packing Events
Interested in community impact AND strengthening your employee’s connection to their workplace and fellow team members? Learn how in-person or virtual packing events can help you achieve just that!
Workplace Giving
Your company can double the hunger-free weekends for kids in your community by matching employees’ donations to Blessings in a Backpack.Community Engagement Opportunities
Local Volunteer Opportunities
Are you looking to volunteer with Blessings in a Backpack? With over 1,200 programs nationwide, there's likely one near you!
Host a Food Drive
Hosting a food drive can be a great way to involve your community and support a local Blessings in a Backpack program.
Create Positive Note Cards
Note cards are attached to our weekend food bags and provide children with positive words of encouragement over the weekend.
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 start a program and be a Blessings volunteer program coordinator.Youth Engagement Opportunities
Backpack Adventures
Kids can download and print Even Stephen or Plane Jane and send them on a backpacking adventure to friends and family nationwide to spread awareness of our mission.
Start a School Club
If you’re a student passionate about feeding children in your community, you could start a student-led club and be a high school volunteer coordinator for Blessings in a Backpack.
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!
Love is a Verb Classroom Activities
Spread love through fun, actionable activities that teach compassion and kindness and give children the chance to make a real difference in the lives of others.Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Find a Blessings in a Backpack event or fundraiser in your community. Hosting an upcoming event you'd like us to share? Let us know!If you want to stay in the loop with all things Blessings in a Backpack, subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter, Backpack Bulletin. In each email, you’ll find exciting updates on upcoming events, inspiring stories of ‘Good Apples’ making a difference in their communities by feeding kids, and the latest news from Blessings in a Backpack. >> Click here to follow us on your favorite social media platforms. <<
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