Our Mission:
We END Weekend Hunger for Kids in King County.
Backpack Brigade partners with local communities to provide weekend hunger bags to school kids in need. We ensure every child is fed all weekend long.
How It All Began
Backpack Brigade was founded in 2014, when volunteers were surprised to learn that a significant number of Seattle school children face hunger each weekend. Many displaced students rely solely on the free breakfasts and lunches they receive at school, so weekends and breaks leave them without a reliable source of food.
Now, every Thursday during the school year, our volunteers pack bags of nutritious, easy-to-eat food and drop them at area K-12 schools, where they are distributed to students in need. Powered by volunteers and strengthened through donations and sponsors, Backpack Brigade aims to provide better food to more of Seattle’s hungry children each weekend.
We Serve Over 100 Schools in King County
Aki Kurose Middle School
Beacon Hill Elementary School
Benson Hill Elementary School
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Cedarhurst Elementary School
Clyde Hill Elementary School
Dimmit Middle School
Emerson Elementary School
Glacier Middle School
Hawthorne Elementary School
Highland Middle School
Hilltop Elementary School
Honey Dew Elementary School
John Muir Elementary School
Kimball Elementary School
Laurelhurst Elementary School
Madrona Elementary School
Maplewood Heights Elementary School
McMicken Heights Elementary School
Montlake Elementary School
Newport High School
Pacific Middle School
Puget Sound Skills Center
Renton High School
Rising Star Elementary School
Seahurst Elementary School
Somerset Elementary School
St. Therese Catholic Academy
Summit Sierra High School
Talley High School
Tillicum Middle School
Washington Middle School
Wing Luke Elementary School
Ardmore Elementary School
Bellevue High School
Beverly Park Elementary School
Bryn Mawr Elementary School
Chinook Middle School
Dearborn Elementary School
Dunlap Elementary School
Enatai Elementary School
Graham Hill Elementary School
Hazelwood Elementary School
Highlands Elementary School
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School
Interlake High School
John Stanford International School
Lake Hills Elementary School
Leschi Elementary School
Madrona K-8
Martin Luther King Elementary School
Meadow Crest ELC
Mt. Rainier High School
Odle Middle School
Phantom Lake Elementary School
Rainier View Elementary School
Renton Park Elementary School
Sammamish High School
Sherwood Forest Elementary School
South Shore K-8
Stevens Elementary School
Sylvester Middle School
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Tyee High School
Wellspring Learning Center
Woodridge Elementary School
Bailey Gatzert Elementary School
Bennett Elementary School
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Campbell Hill Elementary School
Chinook Middle School
Des Moines Elementary School
Edmond S. Meany Middle School
Evergreen High School
Hamilton International Middle School
Hazen High School
Highline High School
Honey Dew Elementary School
Jing Mei Elementary School
Kennydale Elementary School
Lakeridge Elementary School
Lincoln High School
Maple Elementary School
McGilvra Elementary School
Mercer Middle School
Newport Heights Elementary School
Orca K-8
Puesta del Sol Elementary School
Renton Academy
Risdon Middle School
Sartori Elementary School
Sierra Heights Elementary School
Spiritridge Elementary School
Stevenson Elementary School
Talbot Hill Elementary School
Tiffany Park Elementary School
Tyee Middle School
White Center Heights Elementary School