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How To Help?
For $160 you can help us feed a child every weekend of the school year.
Organize a Facebook fundraiser to feed the kids in your community.
Volunteer your time or talent to support a local Blessings program.
Follow us on social media and subscribe to our quarterly e-newsletter.
Local Stories
Staff Spotlight: Managing Director Dan Summins!
Come along for a day in the life with Dan, Chicago Chapter managing director!
Volunteer Spotlight: Stefanie Giannini
Stefanie Giannini runs our programs at Black Hawk Elementary and G. Stanley Hall Elementary, feeding 360 kids every weekend, and fostering leadership and volunteerism among students through Blessings in a Backpack.
Class of 2024 Senior Spotlight: Jack Neiman
Jack Neiman, a graduating senior from St. Ignatius High School, raised over $25,000 and led monthly packing events for Blessings in a Backpack, supporting children in the Cabrini Row homes.
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.