Manistee Blessings in a Backpack

Manistee Blessings in a Backpack Blessings in a Backpack is a nation-wide 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We are the Manistee Blessings in a Backpack Chapter.

We are based out of the Wagoner Community Center located at 260 St Mary S Pkwy in Manistee. Just as our National organization, our goal is to feed the kids on the weekend! If you are interested in helping with our program, you can volunteer your time to help us pack and distribute food (see our page for the packing dates during the school year), and monetary donations are also welcome! Checks can

be mailed to "Blessings in a Backpack, PO Box 950291 Louisville, KY 40295" with Manistee MI chapter in the memo line. Electronic donations can be taken on our gift gab page at https://giving.blessingsinabackpack.org/organizations/manistee
Please DO NOT send any monetary donations to the Wagoner Center. They must be sent to our National PO Box or done electronically online (if you have a cash donation, please send us a message and we can help coordinate that donation). We pack food every two weeks for the students we service (currently 104 and counting). If you have any questions about how to donate, what items are needed, or how to volunteer, please feel free to reach out! Most information can be found on our page but we are always happy to answer questions!

06/01/2026

Good morning everyone!

Our food did not come in today :( SO we will not be packing this week. This was supposed to be our final packing of the year, so we will not be rescheduling. BUT on a VERY positive note, all kids and pantries received extra food last packing to ensure that community donations and our extra items made it to our kiddos!

The program coordinators will be meeting soon and a packing schedule for next year will be published as soon as it is finalized.

Once again, we could NOT do it without the AMAZING volunteers that we have in this community. From people coming to pack, helping us at our Culver's fundraisers, to donating your pantry and hygeine items, we are SO thankful for all of the support.

We are looking forward to another amazing school year next year of feeding the kids! If ever you have questions, want to be a drop off location for donations, or want to help our program, please do not hesitate to send us a message! We try to respond as fast as possible and our program coordinators don't stop during the summer!!

Thank you all again,

-Theresa, Wendy, Kristin, Suzie & the Manistee blessings in a backpack crew!

Thank you so very much to all of the wonderful volunteers that came out to help!We appreciate each and every one of you....
05/19/2026

Thank you so very much to all of the wonderful volunteers that came out to help!

We appreciate each and every one of you.

Because of you we are able to help 146 local kids with meals through the weekend.

We have one final packing for this school year on Tuesday, June 2.

If you or your organization can spare an hour, we would love to see you there.

We meet at 11:00 at Manistee County Council on Aging (The Wagoner Community Center)

05/19/2026

Just a quick reminder, we are packing tomorrow at 11:00. Please meet at Manistee County Council on Aging (The Wagoner Community Center) if you have an hour to spare.

All volunteers are welcome🌞

Hope to see you there.

What a great way to spend this chilly day, packing food for kiddos!! Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who we...
05/07/2026

What a great way to spend this chilly day, packing food for kiddos!!

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who were able to join us today even though it wasn't our normal day!!

We appreciate every single one of you! You help make our program amazing!!

So honored to be a recipient of this event this year!!
04/28/2026

So honored to be a recipient of this event this year!!

For my golfers out there, here's an upcoming event that Benefits Manistee Blessings in a Backpack and Manistee Recreation Association. Contact Josh at Chopos Northside Bar for more detail.

04/28/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Hello everyone! Next week we have to move our packing date from Tues May 5th to Thursday May 7th due to a scheduling conflict.

We will still be packing at 11 am at the senior center.

Thank you for understanding and we hope to see you next Thursday May 7th at 11 am!!

Feeling so honored to be featured on our national page! We truly love our program and being able to help the kids in our...
04/21/2026

Feeling so honored to be featured on our national page! We truly love our program and being able to help the kids in our community!

Thank you so much to Scott and the group at Culver’s for this wonderful opportunity. We are so thankful to have these C...
04/09/2026

Thank you so much to Scott and the group at Culver’s for this wonderful opportunity. We are so thankful to have these Community Fundraising Opportunities!

We just want to take a minute to thank our amazing volunteers! Without them, our program would not be possible! They tak...
04/07/2026

We just want to take a minute to thank our amazing volunteers! Without them, our program would not be possible! They take time out of their day to pack food for the kids, help with recycling, deliver to the schools and so much more!!

Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce 2026 Impact Award winners!

03/23/2026

Good morning!! Just a quick reminder that due to the snow day last week we have rescheduled our packing to 2pm for tomorrow! If you would like to come and lend a hand that's awesome!

Thank you everyone!

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