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2020 Kids T-Shirt Design Contest

Calling all artists 12 and under! We invite YOU to design Blessings in a Backpack’s next t-shirt.

For every entry submitted, Spartan Kids Foundation will donate $20 to Blessings in a Backpack.

Download and print an entry form

For millions of American Children, School = Food

COVID-19 school closures have taught us that school is more than reading, writing, and arithmetic.

It's a place where kids feel safe and secure and have access to meals during the week.

Help ensure kids have food on the weekends too

Who Will Feed Kids in the First Coast

At Blessings in a Backpack we often ask, "Who will feed the kids this weekend?" But the COVID-19 emergency has caused us

to expand our programs from feeding kids on the weekends, to now serving kids while schools are closed.

Our Response to COVID-19

When Schools Are Closed?

Photo of volunteers distributing food to the kids

Our Impact During 19/20 School Year

With the help of amazing partners, we were able to feed more children than ever before

AND help kids while schools are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read our Impact Report

PGA TOUR's Matt Wallace Donates to Feed Kids

When THE PLAYERS Championship ended early, Matt Wallace wanted to do his part to support

a local charity that would benefit from the event.

Learn More About the Donation

in the First Coast Chapter

Who will feed the kids this weekend?

90,000 kids in Northeast Florida eat food at school during the week

but struggle with access to food on the weekends. How can you help?

Donate Now

Local Give Back Opportunities

Consider the following ways to get involved with

First Coast Blessings in a Backpack.

Get Involved

Blessings in the News, Local Stories September 3, 2020

National Blessings in a Backpack Week 2020

National Blessings in a Backpack Week, Sept. 14–18, 2020, is going virtual! Find fun and virtual activities — like Bingo and Zoom backgrounds — to get involved while maintaining social

Featured, Local Stories June 26, 2020

Teens help First Coast Chapter feed children

The team of Nease High School students has been providing 200 healthy weekend meal packs for elementary school students at risk of hunger each week for 36 weeks during the

Blessings in the News, Local Stories June 5, 2020

Blessings in a Backpack’s Cultural Statement

Blessings in a Backpack strives to ensure children do not go hungry on the weekends by empowering individuals, partners, and communities to take action. Changing hearts, creating opportunities, strengthening families