SWFL nonprofit feeds school children in need, preventing weekend food insecurity
This year, the Blessings in a Backpack Southwest Florida Chapter added four new schools to its program, feeding over 6,700 children in four counties — Lee, Collier, Henry, and Glades.
Louisville Chef to Host New Series Airing on Food Network; Will Cook at Upcoming Blessings Fundraiser
Darnell "SuperChef" Ferguson is hosting a new Food Network series called "Superchef Grudge Match." In March, he will be featured, alongside two other celebrity chefs, at Pack the Sack, a
Blessings in a Backpack SWFL Chapter Adds Four Schools to Meal Program
The chapter will now be serving 6,500 children every weekend. The expansion comes just in time as the need has grown exponentially since Hurricane Ian.
Notre Dame Players Fill Backpacks With Food for Children Ahead of Gator Bowl
Ahead of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, the Fighting Irish football team helped fight weekend hunger for hundreds of children in Northeast Florida living with food insecurity.
Gamecock Football Team Gives Back to First Coast Kids Ahead of Gator Bowl
Leading up to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, the South Carolina football team scored 500 hunger-free weekends for First Coast kids. The event will help hundreds of local children living with
KeHe Cares Foundation Packs Food for 4,000 Children Nationwide
KeHE Cares Foundation hosted packing events and donated healthy, delicious food items to help Blessings in a Backpack feed children across America who might otherwise go hungry.
KFC and Blessings in a Backpack are Sharing Meals and Spreading Joy This Holiday Season
The KFC Sharemobile, a holiday-edition charitable food truck, will be making stops at schools in Chicago, Orlando, and Houston in December to share KFC family meals and special gifts for
Early Christmas present: Furyk & Friends earns top award from PGA Tour Champions
The tournament gets good news less than 24 hours before its annual Hope for the Holidays event, in which volunteers pack 5,000 food bags for First Coast nonprofit partners, including
KFC ‘Sharemobile’ + Blessings in a Backpack spread joy in Chicago
On December 5, the KFC Sharemobile brightened spirits in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood. When Shields Elementary students left school on December 5, a special after-school treat awaited them.