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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

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