Vote for Your Favorite T-shirt Design!
Many talented child artists entered our first-ever t-shirt design contest, sponsored by the Spartan Kids Foundation. We've narrowed down the submissions to our TOP 10. Now, we need your vote!
Vote for Blessings in a Backpack as the ‘Favorite Non-Profit’ for Chicago Innovation Awards
Blessings in a Backpack is honored to be selected as one of the Top 100 Chicago Innovation Awards finalists for 2020! Voting ends October 19th.
Blessings Week 2020
National Blessings in a Backpack Week, Sept. 14–18, 2020, is going virtual! Find fun and virtual activities — like Bingo and Zoom backgrounds — to get involved while maintaining social
Kids In Need Foundation and Blessings in a Backpack collaborate to distribute food, school supplies this summer
The Kids in Need Foundation and Blessings in a Backpack are working together to provide supplementary food and basic school supplies to students nationwide. Initiative to launch in Chicago, Fort
Blessings in a Backpack’s Cultural Statement
Blessings in a Backpack strives to ensure children do not go hungry on the weekends by empowering individuals, partners, and communities to take action. Changing hearts, creating opportunities, strengthening families
Blessings in a Backpack as the ‘People’s Choice’ for Chicago Innovation Awards
We are honored to be selected as one of the Top 100 Chicago Innovation Awards finalists for 2019! Vote for Blessings in a Backpack as the People's Choice before Oct.
Chicago Bears to Honor Blessings in a Backpack as Community All-Pro at Sept. 29 Game
The Chicago Bears will recognize Blessings in a Backpack at Sept. 29's game as a Bears100 Community All-Pro and receive a $100,000 grant.
Teams Pack 2,000 Bags of Food at Third Annual Race to Feed Chicago
Blessings in a Backpack’s Chicago Associates Board (CAB) hosted its third annual Race to Feed Chicago on Thursday, May 2. In 2019, 15 teams strategized to speedily pack thousands of
Vera Bradley + Shawn Johnson East Partner To Bring Backpacks & Carnival to Chicago Kids
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,