Backpack programs provide families with free groceries for the weekends and school breaks. See if one of the 11,000 backpack programs in our network is near you.

The nationally recognized BackPack Program is an initiative aimed at combating childhood hunger. Supported by Feeding America, the program provides nutritious, easy-to-prepare food to children …

Our National Footprint Blessings in a Backpack has more than 1,200 programs nationwide and seven regional chapters. Find a program near you or start one.

Backpack food programs provide nutritious, non-perishable, easy-to-prepare food to children to ensure they get enough food on weekends and holidays to avoid hunger when they can’t depend on school …

Dec 14, 2025 · Foodlink’s BackPack Program — part of a Feeding America-wide initiative — provides children in need with bags of nutritious food they can discreetly take home and easily prepare on …

Every child receives a backpack including two breakfasts and four lunches/dinners that can be easily microwaved when the child is hungry. Each meal is packaged by volunteers at Cultivate (over …

The mission of the BackPack Program is to help alleviate child hunger in our eight counties by providing hungry children with nutritious and easy-to-prepare food at times when other resources are not …

Blessings in a Backpack mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for school-aged children across America who might otherwise go hungry.

The BackPack Program is designed to meet the needs of hungry children at times when other resources are not available, especially on weekends.

1 in 5 children in the Food Bank’s 93-county service area is at-risk for hunger. The BackPack Program, a partnership with area schools, offers packs of weekend breakfasts and lunches to children.

The Idaho Foodbank’s Backpack program ensures that students who are chronically hungry have access to adequate food over the weekend by providing them with a backpack full of nutritious, kid …

Our BackPack Program™ bridges the gap between the weekend and school week. Elementary students in need receive a sack of nutritious, kid-friendly food each Friday during the school year.

The BackPack Program helps alleviate child hunger by discreetly providing hungry children with bags of nutritious and easy-to-prepare food every Friday afternoon, so they have food to eat throughout the …

What is a backpack program? Every backpack program is unique. Each community and school has its own culture, personality and idiosyncrasies. Generally backpack programs provide a bag of child …

Aug 20, 2025 · Backpack programs have been proven to contribute to positive academic outcomes, especially when paired with free school lunches and breakfast. For many students from food …

Oct 18, 2019 · Through the BackPack Program, Feeding America food banks distribute bags of food to more than 450,000 children each week. With food to eat on the weekend, kids can focus on just …

Backpack food programs provide nutritious, non-perishable, easy-to-prepare food to children to ensure they get enough food on weekends and holidays to avoid hunger.

The Backpack Program started in 2003 with a pilot program at five elementary schools. The Backpack Program is now at more than 400 elementary schools in central and western Oklahoma. This …

We want to ensure that kids get nutritional meals over the weekend, too. Blessings in a Backpack is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. During the 2024-2025 school year, we provided 2.7 million hunger …

Apr 10, 2024 · Backpack programs are initiatives designed to provide food assistance to very low-income families, particularly children, who may face food insecurity over weekends or extended …