Blessings in a Backpack
The North Kingstown School Department participates in Blessings in a Backpack, a national program that provides food on the weekend for students who experience food insecurity at home. Each week over 200 NKSD students are sent home with a bag containing two lunches, two snacks, and two breakfasts.
Currently, Blessings in a Backpack operates in all North Kingstown School Department schools. At the District level, the program is managed by the staff of the Office of Family Learning. Each individual school has a coordinator responsible for enrolling families and collecting monetary and food donations. The program is 100% funded by donations. A $200 donation will cover the cost of weekend food for one child for the entire school year.
If your family would benefit from Blessings in a Backpack, please reach out to the Blessings contact at your child's school or register here.
If you would like to make a donation please send a check made payable to Blessings in a Backpack with NKSD written in the memo to the NKSD school of your choice or to the Office of Family Learning at 50 East Court, North Kingstown, RI 02852.
Credit card payments can be made on our page: https://giving.blessingsinabackpack.org/organizations/northkingstownschooldepartment