Gifts that Give Back

Just in time for the holidays! We've partnered with Bloom to create limited-edition, ultra-soft Blessings

in a Backpack socks! Every purchase goes directly to feeding kids on the weekends in Florida's First Coast.

Shop our socks!

Donate to feed the kids this school year

For a lot of kids, food is their most

Because when kids have enough food, they do better in school. This back-to-school season,

donate to help us feed the kids on the weekends. $120 will feed a child for one school year.

Give today!

important school supply

Welcome New Advisory Board Members

The board is working to bring awareness to child hunger and increase access to weekend meals for

food-insecure children throughout the First Coast.

Meet Our Board

and Reduce

The "My Fresh Companion" program will plant, grow, and bring fresh fruit and healthy snacks

144 to First Coast kids each week!

Learn more!

Nease High School's Pilot Program

Designed to Enhance, Introduce,

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?

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

KFC puts the #ChickenSandwichWars on hold to fight a greater enemy: childhood hunger

For every chicken sandwich sold on Giving Tuesday, KFC will donate $1 to Blessings in a Backpack, with a minimum donation of $250,000 and a maximum donation of $300,000.

How You Can Help Provide Hunger-Free Weekends, Safely

One of the many ways to get involved with our mission to end childhood hunger over the weekends is to host a packing event to fill food bags that will be donated to those in need.