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Local Impact National Impact First Coast Chapter Board Food Solutions Get Involved Partners News & Events Local Stories Upcoming Events National News Shop Ways To Donate HomeLocal Impact National Impact First Coast Chapter Board Food Solutions Get Involved Partners News & Events Local Stories Upcoming Events National News Shop Ways To Donate Donate Now Many challenges—like increased food costs and the end of SNAP emergency allotments for families—were faced with the passion and dedication of volunteers and supporters. We celebrate the work we accomplished together! Read Our Impact Report 2022–2023 Impact Report Going Back to School in Style! Get an exclusive Backpack Bag Charm FREE with your donation of $10 or more to Blessings in a Backpack—while supplies last! Claim Your Keychain! Are you ready for a Backpack Adventure? Download, cut, take pictures with Even Stephen or Plane Jane, and document your adventures on social media. Your support will raise awareness for our mission — providing weekend food for ONE in EIGHT children in Choose your adventure buddy! America who might otherwise go hungry. Who will feed the kids this weekend? 90,000 kids in Northeast Florida eat food at school during the week but struggle with access to food on the weekends. How can you help? Donate Now Local Give Back Opportunities Consider the following ways to get involved with First Coast Blessings in a Backpack. Get Involved We’re feeding First Coast kids this weekend! Our impact during the 2022/23 school year 175700 Hunger-free weekends 4500 Kids 45 Program locations 6500 Volunteer Hours Why Get Involved? How To Help? DONATE For $150, you can help us feed a child every weekend of the school year. FUNDRAISE Organize a Facebook fundraiser to feed the kids in your community. GET INVOLVED Volunteer your time or talent to support a local Blessings program. KEEP IN TOUCH Follow us on social media and subscribe to our quarterly e-newsletter. How does Blessings in a Backpack work? Local Stories UF college students help Clay County school Thank you to a group of college students involved with the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) at the University of Florida for helping secure a donation to purchase additional prepacks of food for students in the Blessings program at Swimming Pen Elementary School. This effort was led by Jasmine Crockett. Her mom, Charmaine Crockett [...] Read more 8th Annual Souper Bowl raised over $42,000 for children of First Coast The 8th Annual Souper Bowl raised over $42,000 to feed hungry kids in our community. Held at beautiful Bowing Oaks in Jacksonville, Florida, the event featured soup tasting, live music, a silent auction, and more, with plans already underway for the 2025 Souper Bowl! Read more Swinging into Action: Nemours Children’s Health and The Furyk Foundation Drive Childhood Food Security at THE PLAYERS Championship Nemours Children’s Health and the Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation, along with Blessings in a Backpack, came together for a second year to address childhood food insecurity during THE PLAYERS Championship Week, highlighting the vital partnership and impact in addressing hunger in Northeast Florida. Read more Our Partners We would like to give many thanks to our Partners listed below, without whom this program would not be possible. VIEW ALL PARTNERS Home Contact Us Privacy Media Inquiries Board Portal State-by-State Nonprofit Compliance P.O. Box 8824 Fleming Island, FL 32006 (904) 659-2533 Email: samantham@blessingsinabackpack.org Copyright - 2019-2021 - Blessings in a Backpack - All rights...