Blessings in a Backpack is a 501 C(3) non-profit organization that is feeding approximately 88000 children in approximately 1000 schools as of June 30 2016.The program is a hybrid of private sector funding and public partnership carried out in public schools.This unique program is designed to feed elementary school children whose families qualify for the federal free or reduced meal program and may not have any or enough food on the weekends.Every Friday students receive their backpacks with staples that require little to no preparation