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

More than $9,800 Donated in Honor of World Hunger Day to Feed Kids This Summer

More than $9,800 was donated to provide hunger-free weekends for 600 kids in Jacksonville over the summer through Blessings community partners.

Spartan Kids Foundation Matching $3,000 in Blessings First Coast Donations on World Hunger Day

The Spartan Kids Foundation will support Blessings First Coast this World Hunger Day by matching all donations made May 24 through May 28, up to $3,000!

Atlantic Beach Youth Council’s Blessings in a Backpack wins state honor

“This project made me realize that you never know someone’s struggles but showed how much of an impact we can make as a group when we put our minds to it.”