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Halloween Giving Campaign
Your gift this month will feed over 5K students!

WE END
WEEKEND HUNGER

There are 40,000 kids who face the risk of weekend hunger in Washington State. Every child deserves to eat on the weekend.

Just $7.50 feeds a child for the entire weekend.

We END Weekend Hunger
for Kids in King County and Beyond

For thousands of students across King County, Washington, school meals provide the most reliable source of food. But when Friday afternoon arrives, many students face a difficult question:

where will their next meal come from?


​Backpack Brigade meets this urgent need every week by delivering nutritious, kid-friendly weekend hunger bags to schools across Seattle, Renton, Highline, and Bellevue. Each bag contains 12 meals and snacks, with inclusive menu options designed to meet students' diverse needs. Powered by volunteers and community donors, we're working to make sure every child in King County has the food they need to thrive,

even when school is closed.

Backpack Brigade - Food Finding Kids

School Administrator

"Every week I see the same students grab bags of food, and over the last year or so, I have noticed that the students who are taking the food feel more comfortable asking for other services as well. Providing this food for our students shows them that we care about them even when they go home for the weekend, and this helps them feel more engaged and supported here at school."
Volunteers loading food crates into a car.

meals

delivered each
school year

1.7 M+

Schools

receive weekly
deliveries

107

Students carrying lunch bags.

kids

served weekly

5,300+

How You Can Get Involved

Donate to provide meals for a child in the King County this weekend.

Become a volunteer to pack, prep, or drive meals to a school with kids in need.

Learn about the weekend hunger gap in Washington and how Backpack Brigade addresses it.

Thank You to Our Volunteers!

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