Our volunteers distribute food every Friday from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. for children under 18 years old.
Please wear a face mask and practice social distancing!
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Many children go home from school not sure if they will have food over the weekend.
That's where Blessings in a Backpack comes in to help feed food-insecure children.
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Who Will Feed the Kids in Frederick?
At Blessings in a Backpack we ask, "Who will feed the kids this weekend?" But the COVID-19 emergency has caused us
to expand our programs from feeding kids on the weekends, to now serving kids while schools are closed.
Schools Are Closed?
Our COVID-19 Response Effort
Who Will Feed the Kids in Frederick When
Consider the following ways to get involved with the Frederick Chapter of Blessings in a Backpack.
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6,300 kids in Frederick County eat meals at school during the week but struggle with access to food on the weekends.
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Who Will Feed the Kids This Weekend?
At a pop-up food packing event outside Frederick Blessings in a Backpack’s office Monday, volunteers filled bags with an extra spring in their step, happy to see each other in
Sometimes the most important thing in a student’s backpack isn’t their school work. Blessings in a Backpack has seven national chapters, with Frederick County now being home to one of
