Our A.B.C Menu is comprised of eight menus (Standard, Vegan, Gluten Free, Hispanic-Latinx, Asian-American, Kosher, Halal and Build-a-Bag), which not only gives kids the choice but also addresses specific dietary, cultural, and religious needs. Each menu contains 3,000 calories of kid-friendly nonperishable food, which includes 3 breakfast, 3 lunches, 3 dinners and 3 snacks. Students also have the option for a cold bag, which contains 1 apple, 1 cheese stick and 1 Go-Gurt.
A.B.C. Menu | Cost per Bag |
Standard | $7 |
Asian-American | $7.50 |
Hispanic-Latinx | $8 |
Kosher | $8.50 |
Halal | $8.50 |
Vegan | $8.50 |
Gluten Free | $9.50 |
Build-A-Bag (BABs) | ~$7 (price may vary) |
We purchase all the food for kids through our ten partner distributors. This allows us to control the nutrition and name brands while ensuring equity for every child.
We convert all of our donations into purchasing food for kids. It's all we do! 100% of your donation goes toward purchasing food. We do accept donations from our Amazon Wish List of our most hard-to-find items.
We deliver to 96 schools in Seattle, Bellevue, Renton and Highline School Districts every Thursday morning of the school year. A full list is available here:
The 96 schools we partner with can be viewed here.
We provide weekend hunger bags to summer school programs within the schools we serve.
Backpack Brigade was founded in 2014 serving one school with 8 bags per week.
One...for now.
We recommend a minimum of 5 people and a maximum of 20 for group volunteering.
12 with an adult and 16 unaccompanied.
About a third of our funding comes from individuals who donate to support the mission, another third from city contracts (which cover our rent and salaries), and the final third from grants and community fundraising.
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We're thrilled to announce that we have expanded our donation options! You can now support our organization by contributing stocks or using your Donor-Advised Fund (DAF).