Frederick Rallies to Provide Hunger-Free Weekends at Race to Feed Event
The Frederick community came together for Race to Feed Frederick, a high-energy event that packed 2,400 bags of food and raised over $10,500 to provide hunger-free weekends for local children.
Grants Awarded to Organizations Fighting Food Insecurity
Blessings in a Backpack Frederick Chapter received $75,000 to support its weekend food program for youth, which provides food to about 4,300 children annually.
Ravens Safety Kyle Hamilton and Preston Ford West Team Up with Blessings in a Backpack
This past football season, Preston Automotive Group donated $140 to Blessings in a Backpack for every tackle Baltimore Ravens Safety Kyle Hamilton made.
Collective Church food drive seeks to donate 20,000 pounds of groceries
The donated food gets divided up between three community partners including Blessings in a Backpack Frederick Chapter.
Kids in Frederick, Md., Receive Extra Food Ahead of School Shutdown
The Blessings in a Backpack program in Frederick, Md., has responded to the closing of schools statewide by pulling together enough food to last each of their 3,100 kids for
Volunteers Get As Much As They Give
A crew of approximately 20 volunteers arrives at Waverly Elementary School in Frederick, Md., to pack bags of food for the Blessings in a Backpack program.