Food as Medicine
Health and nutritional experts discuss how Blessings in a Backpack is helping kids by providing them with healthy food each weekend of the school year.
A Student-Led Blessings Program Feeds Kids in Chicago
Ryan Fardy, a Junior at Walter Payton College Prep in Chicago, leads Team Sweetness, a Blessings in a Backpack program addressing food insecurity by organizing weekly packing sessions for 60 students, conducting a DIY 5k fundraiser, and fostering a community of service-driven students.
Chicago Cubs Players Team Up with Blessings in a Backpack
On January 11th, Chicago Cubs players teamed up with Blessings in a Backpack to pack 200 bags of food at Pederson McCormick Boys and Girls Club.
OUR PARTNERS
We would like to give many thanks to our Chicago Chapter Lead Partners listed below, without which this program would not be possible.
