Every number tells a story. In 2025, Backpack Brigade delivered 5,200 weekend hunger bags every week to students across 105 schools in five King County school districts. Over the course of the year, that added up to 161,910 weekend hunger bags and more than 1.4 million meals delivered to children experiencing food insecurity.

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

Rising food costs don't just hit families — they hit the nonprofits trying to help them. Here's how Backpack Brigade is adapting to keep 5,300 kids fed every weekend in 2026.

For thousands of kids, summer is often the hungriest time of the year. Fortunately, there are resources for families who need extra help over the summer. Find out more, with links, here.

The Adopt-a-School program is the latest way to support our mission to END weekend hunger. Learn more in today's post.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is under threat of drastic budget cuts. Act NOW to protect kids who receive this critical benefit!

Motherhood involves plenty of struggle and sacrifice, but social, racial, and economic circumstances can make those struggles that much harder. Backpack Brigade serves children, but we know that mothers benefit from our services, too. This Mother's Day week, we're thinking about the mothers who work hardest to care for their kids.

Protecting children from the stigma of homelessness is important, but how do we tell their stories so they don't become invisible?

Big economic policy changes are coming, and the potential impact on Washington's most vulnerable kids is huge.

Learn more about Whole Child Wellness and join us for an educational luncheon on February 28th featuring Dr. Benjamin Danielson.

Black kids experience a disproportionately higher level of food insecurity. Here's what we're doing about it.

Even a single episode of food insecurity can have permanent impacts on the long-term outcomes for kids. Read on to learn more.

Imagine two and half days with nothing to eat. How would YOU feel?