Blessings In A Backpack

OSWEGO – Blessings in a Backpack – Oswego has an annual budget of around $50,000, all of which comes from generous donors like you. This holiday season, please consider donating to support our cause. Our goal is to raise enough funds to feed all of our kids for the year.

Who will feed the kids this weekend? We hope you will!

Did you know that almost 4,000 children in Oswego County, New York, eat meals at school during the week but are without affordable, healthy food on Saturday and Sunday? The consequences are much more than a growling stomach. Hunger can cause many physical health problems. It can shorten a child’s attention span, lower their IQ, and keep them from making good grades.

That’s where Blessings in a Backpack and you can help. Our mission is simple. We provide food on the weekends for school-aged children at Kingsford Park, Minetto, Charles E Riley, Fitzhugh Park, Frederick Leighton Elementary Schools, and Oswego Middle School who might otherwise go hungry. 

For $3 a week or $114 for the year you can help provide hunger-free weekends for a local child. Enough to keep hunger pangs at bay until children return to school on Monday morning.

But the impact goes beyond that.  Kids who have enough to eat do better in school and feel cared for by their community. 

If you would like more information about donating or our organization  please call Michelle McManus at 315-529-1049.

Scan the QR code or visit our giving page at:

giving.blessingsinabackpack.org/organizations/oswego-ny

If you prefer Venmo: Michelle-McManus-35

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