Blessings in a Backpack is currently operating at eight locations throughout Chicago, feeding 3,000 kids. Before COVID-19, there were more than 60 Chicago locations, feeding 6,000 children.
Those same children whose families can't afford school supplies are often also struggling with hunger. Federal school lunch programs provide free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch only during the school
Increasingly, employers are looking for ways to attract and train employees, and offering employees an opportunity to give back to their communities in a meaningful way is one way to
Vera Bradley and Blessings in a Backpack teamed up with Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson East to kick-off the back-to-school season at St. Vincent DePaul in Chicago. Shawn and her husband,