Could you go 65 hours without eating?

Most of us couldn’t . . . let alone focus on our work and control our emotions, yet that’s what we expect from almost 80,000 children in Louisville. Blessings in a Backpack fills the weekend hunger gap by providing nutritious food that will ensure kids in our program return to school on Monday focused and ready to learn.

What We Do

Blessings in a Backpack mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for school-aged children across America who might otherwise go hungry.

Make a Donation

$150 can help us feed a child every weekend of the school year.

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How It Works

Blessings in a Backpack offers flexible program models built on scalable sustainability that any community in America can use to end weekend hunger for its kids. Through our network of over 1,200 program locations, we leverage our collective experience to ensure effective and efficient programming. With your help, we can end weekend hunger in our community.

In Louisville, we proudly delivered 233,500 hunger-free weekends to 6,146 kids in 48 JCPS programs this past school year.

Pack the Sack: A Night of Culinary Excellence and Entertainment

On March 8, enjoy an unforgettable evening featuring a gourmet dinner prepared by renowned Louisville chefs, an open bar, a silent auction, and exciting games, all for a great cause.

From Louisville to Nationwide

Blessings in a Backpack is providing millions of hunger-free weekends for children across America every school year. But did you know it started here in Louisville?

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