Get Involved
For a lot of kids, food is their most important school supply. Because when kids have enough food, they do better in school.
The Blessings in a Backpack Louisville Chapter works to ensure local kids have full bellies over the weekend by sending them home on Fridays with backpacks full of satisfying and nutritional food. There are many ways for you to get involved:
Volunteer Opportunities
Backpack Adventures
Are you ready for a backpack adventure? Our friends, Even Stephen and Plane Jane are! They want to travel throughout the United States and spread awareness of the Blessings in
Start a Program
Be part of the team to end childhood hunger on the weekends. Join us today to become a volunteer program coordinator in Louisville!
Upcoming Events
See the upcoming events for the Louisville Chapter of Blessings in a Backpack and find out how you can participate.
Create Note Cards
Create positive note cards with words of encouragement for children to take home over the weekend.Fundraising Opportunities
Together We Give: Giving Tuesday 2022
Giving Tuesday is November 29, 2022. This year, Blessings hopes to feed an additional 153 children every weekend of the school year. Raising at least $20,000 on Giving Tuesday will
Start a Facebook Fundraiser
Support our chapter through a Facebook fundraiser. The number of children we can feed is limited only by the financial support we are able to secure.
Pledge Your Birthday
Share your birthday with kids in Louisville facing food insecurity. Make a difference by asking for hunger-free weekends instead of personal gifts.Employee Engagement Opportunities
Virtual Packing Events
Host a Virtual Packing Event fundraiser that will help Blessings in a Backpack feed food-insecure kids in our community.
In-Person Packing Events
Blessings in a Backpack is able to coordinate volunteer events at corporate offices or other designated facilities to pack weekend food bags for kids in your community.
Partner With Us
Have a business of service you'd like to share? We believe in creating WIN-WIN relationships, and would be very grateful for your support.
Sometimes the most important thing in a child’s backpack isn’t school supplies. It’s food. Learn how LG&E is partnering with Blessings in a Backpack’s Louisville Chapter to provide hunger-free weekends for kids at Stuart Academy.