Make Valentine's Day More Than Candy

Make your child's Valentine's Day party even sweeter. We've put together several activities and FREE

Start planning your party today!

resources for your party: including videos of Blessings supporters, including Jennifer Garner, reading

the children's storybook "Maddi's Fridge".

In our FY22 Annual Report, you'll read stories of charitable partners and donors who helped Blessings in a Backpack

provide over 3.1 million hunger-free weekends for children nationwide. Thank you from the bottom of our

Read our Annual Report

Empowering Individuals and Communities

to Take Action

backpacks!

Are you ready for a Backpack Adventure?

Download, cut, take pictures with Even Stephen or Plane Jane, and document your adventures on social media.

Your support will raise awareness for our mission — providing weekend food for ONE in EIGHT children in

Choose your adventure buddy!

America who might otherwise go hungry.

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?

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Local Give Back Opportunities

Consider the following ways to get involved with

First Coast Blessings in a Backpack.

Get Involved

Notre Dame Players Fill Backpacks With Food for Children Ahead of Gator Bowl

Ahead of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, the Fighting Irish football team helped fight weekend hunger for hundreds of children in Northeast Florida living with food insecurity.

Gamecock Football Team Gives Back to First Coast Kids Ahead of Gator Bowl

Leading up to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, the South Carolina football team scored 500 hunger-free weekends for First Coast kids. The event will help hundreds of local children living with food insecurity.