Organization: Blessings in a Backpack Inc
Mission: Blessings in a Backpack mobilizes communities, individuals and resources to provide food on the weekends for elementary school children across America who might otherwise go hungry.
Activities: In the fall of 2019, more than 11 million American children faced food insecurity. During the school week, these children are fed by their school's free or reduced-price meal program. But what happens on the weekends? Blessings in a Backpack ensures kids leave school on Fridays with a bag full of satisfying and nutritious food. During the 2019/2020 school year, Blessings in a Backpack provided 2.6 million hunger-free weekends for 88,000 kids in 46 states and Washington, D.C. Learn more at blessingsinabackpack.org.
NTEE category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Secondary category: Human Services