On any given day, the National School Lunch Program provides low-cost or free lunches to 29.7 million children. But the coronavirus pandemic is shutting down schools and underprivileged families are
Charitable organizations are working to fill the gap, but they need your help. CNN names a few organizations that you can support, including Blessings in a Backpack.
Blessings in a Backpack and Related Affordable Foundation began distributing backpacks full of food for elementary school children in the Blessings in a Backpack program across key areas with food
In January 2018, star quarterback Lamar Jackson donated $25,000 to Blessings in a Backpack. He collected the money during a series of autograph appearances at Planet Fitness.
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
If you're looking for a way to help Blessings in a Backpack feed more kids on the weekend, you can create a Giving Tuesday fundraiser on Facebook. We've got the
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, Miss Puerto Rice, and 5th grade volunteers from Hawthorne Elementary School packed 100 bags of weekend on National Blessings in a Backpack Day.
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