Donate to feed the kids this school year

important school supply

Because when kids have enough food, they do better in school. This back-to-school season, donate to help us feed the

kids on the weekends. $120 will feed a child for one school year.

Give today!

For a lot of kids, food is their most

'Give Back' Through Blessings in a Backpack

LouCity FC, Racing Louisville FC Team up to

Joining the pros, UofL athletics teams and Kroger employees packed 400 bags of food for the kids at

Engelhard Elementary School.

Louisville Impact Report 2020/21 School Year

Whether kids were in the physical or virtual classroom, we continued to feed children on the weekends

thanks to supporters like you!

Read our Impact Report

Our impact during the 2020/21 school year

Who Will Feed the Kids This Weekend?

60,000 kids in Louisville eat meals at school during the week but struggle with access to food

on the weekends. How can you help?

DONATE NOW

Picture of volunteers helping with the food

Local Give Back Opportunities

Consider the following ways to get involved with Blessings in a Backpack

and support local businesses that benefit the Louisville Chapter.

GET INVOLVED

Blessings Started Right Here in Louisville

Blessings in a Backpack is feeding more than

But did you know it began in Louisville?

87,000 kids across America every weekend.

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Eamonn Harty, a student at Holy Spirit School,

Holy Spirit helps ease childhood hunger, educate parish community about poverty

Every other Sunday after Mass, Holy Spirit parishioners and school families have been packing and delivering Blessings in a Backpack food to Dunn Elementary School in Louisville for children who need food during the weekend.

KFC puts the #ChickenSandwichWars on hold to fight a greater enemy: childhood hunger

For every chicken sandwich sold on Giving Tuesday, KFC will donate $1 to Blessings in a Backpack, with a minimum donation of $250,000 and a maximum donation of $300,000.

KFC, Darnell “SuperChef” Ferguson, pack 1,500 bags of food for local kids

Darnell “SuperChef” Ferguson and several dozen KFC and Henny Penny employees packed bags of weekend food for 1,500 JCPS students who might otherwise go hungry.