Blessings in a Backpack RVC

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Blessings in a Backpack RVC

Providing Weekend Nourishment to School Children on the Federal Free and Reduced Meal Program
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Providing Weekend Nourishment to School Children on the Federal Free and Reduced Meal Program for just $100-$110 per student per year. Currently Serving over 450 Students from:

Kankakee Public Schools:
Mark Twain Elementary School
Thomas Edison Elementary School
Proegler Head Start
Steuben Elementary School
Kennedy Middle School
King Middle School
Kankakee Junior High School

Bourbonnais Element

ary Schools:
Alan Shepard Elementary School
Shabbona Elementary School
Noel Levasseur Elementary School
Liberty Intermediate School
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center

Momence CUSD:
JeNeir Elementary School
Momence Junior High School

Camelot Therapeutic Day School

Bradley Public Schools:
Bradley East
Bradley West
Bradley Central

Typical Backpack Food Items
Since 2020, we have been providing students with food items that come pre-packaged. They are ordered through Sysco Foods and are designed by National Blessings in a Backpack nutritionists. Historically, the bags include ready-to-eat, kid-friendly, nutritious, non-perishable and easy-to-prepare food items such as canned pasta, tuna, cereal, mac & cheese, applesauce, pudding, fruit snacks, and Scooby snacks. The Results:
Nourished Kids Ready to Learn
Students who participate in the Blessings in a Backpack program show marked improvement in school attendance, test scores, behavior, and health. Food is an essential building block, and in this case truly is a blessing, especially to a hungry child! How You May Be Involved
Volunteers are needed to help pack the bags, distribute the bags to the schools, pick up grocery orders, stock and organize the pantry, help with fundraising and creating public awareness. To Get Involved Contact:
Robert Bushey (815) 939-4433
Email: [email protected]
Or Your Church/Agency/Organization Representative

100% of Every Dollar Raised Provides Food Locally. To Contribute Online: Copy & Paste to your Browser:
https://bibrvc.com/home/donate/

Make Checks in any amount Payable to:
Blessings in a Backpack
Mail to: Blessings in a Backpack
PO BOX 403
Bourbonnais, IL 60914

09/09/2026

We hope everyone is off to a great start of the school year and want to thank the funders who have contributed for the 2026-2027 school year so far:

Bill, Camila, Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley, Stephanie/Thresholds Staff, & Vickie's Inspirations.

We won't be starting deliveries yet as we still need to secure more funding for the year. If you would like to donate, you can do so here: https://bibrvc.com/home/donate/

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04/09/2026

Help name The Grow Center Geese!

10/23/2025

Are you a runner? Do you love Blessings in a Backpack? Help raise money by participating in the Chicago Chapter (of which we are a part) DIY 5k! Registration is open until November 9th! Find more details here:

Join Blessings in a Backpack’s DIY 5K to help feed kids in Chicagoland—run or walk anytime, anywhere, and make a weekend impact for children facing hunger.

02/04/2025

Local Bites Delivery has created a code for you to use when you order that will generate donations for BIBRVC. Use the code "BACKPACK."

10/29/2024

We are currently serving 300 local students every week in Bourbonnais Elementary School District #53, Bradley Elementary School District #61, Kankakee School District 111 and Momence Community Unit School District 1. Your contributions help us feed the most vulnerable kids each week during the school year. 30 weeks of child friendly, nutritious food are delivered to the students' schools by volunteers all for about $130 per child per year. Thank you for your generosity and for joining us in providing hunger free weekends for our local children.

Did you know? 🧐

More than 13.8 million children across the U.S. face food insecurity, not knowing where their next meal is coming from. Last school year, Blessings in a Backpack provided over 3.3 million hunger-free weekends to help close the weekend hunger gap!

You can help us keep the momentum going—because every backpack makes a difference! Learn more at blessingsinabackpack.org.

10/17/2024

We were grateful to receive one of United Way of Kankakee & Iroquois Counties grants this year!

10/16/2024

Thanks to Fieldstone Credit Union for their recent donation to BIB!

02/08/2024

I was about to celebrate my 42nd birthday when we launched Blessings in a Backpack RVC in January 2013. Eleven years later, we continue to serve local students at risk for food insecurity and childhood hunger each weekend. Students in Bourbonnais Elementary School District #53, Bradley Elementary School District #61, Kankakee School District 111 and Momence Community Unit School District receive nutritious, child-friendly food every weekend because of generous donations from wonderful people like you. Every donation, $5, $10, $20, $53 or even $100 or more will help us continue to give hunger free weekends to our local children.

Learn more about River Valley Communities

Address

310 Main Street NW
Bourbonnais, IL
60914

Telephone

815-939-4433

Website

http://bibrvc.com/

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