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.

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 summer meal...

Today is the last day of school, but we aren't slowing down. Take a look back at the 2024-2025 school year and get ready for an amazing summer!