How families can find summer meal sites and food support near them Seattle is paradise in the summer — many of us will be enjoying culturally rich food festivals like Bite of Seattle, long summer cookouts on Alki and Golden Gardens, and Seattle dogs at the World Cup. But for almost 20,000 kids in the greater Seattle area, summer is a time to survive without the stability that school provides. While our warehouse closes for the summer, our dedicated partners provide special su

We've officially kicked off our Back-to-School Campaign! As we work toward our $20,000 goal to help students start the school year strong, we thought it was the perfect time to revisit what weekend hunger is—and how our community works together to address it. More than 20,000 children in King County experience food insecurity. For many of those families, weekends are the hardest part of the week, when school meals aren't available and grocery budgets are stretched even furthe

Dear Backpack Brigade Family, This was the biggest year in our 12-year history—and we got here because of you. We grew in the face of rising food costs that made every dollar donated work harder than ever. We expanded our team, welcoming a Director of Development, a Development Associate, and a Marketing Specialist — because reaching more kids means building the infrastructure to do it sustainably. Our events raised more than ever before, bringing new energy and new supporter