Donate to Feed a Child
Backpack Blessings relies 100% on the generosity of people like you to ensure no child in Panama City Beach goes hungry over the weekend. Whether you donate food, funds, or both, you’re helping fill a child’s backpack with meals—and their heart with hope.
Donate Food
We welcome donations of shelf-stable, kid-friendly food items to help us fill backpacks each week. You can donate as an individual, organize a food drive, or coordinate with your business or church group.
Most Needed Items:
- Canned pasta (SpaghettiOs with meatballs, ravioli)
- Chicken noodle soup
- Applesauce cups / Mandarin orange cups
- Juice pouches (Capri Sun, apple juice)
- Canned tuna or chicken
- Instant oatmeal / grits packets
- Individual cereal pouches
- Pop-Tarts, muffins, or mini pastries
- Peanut butter crackers
- Granola bars / Nutri-Grain bars
- Chicken-flavored ramen
- 16 oz jars of peanut butter
Drop-off Location:
Hospitality Depot, 158 Griffin Boulevard, Panama City Beach, FL 32413
Donate Money
Can’t make a food donation? Your financial gift helps us purchase exactly what we need—when we need it. Just $7 provides a full weekend of meals for one child.
- $25 feeds a child for almost a month
- $100 supports multiple children for a week
- $250 sponsors one child for an entire school year
100% of your donation goes directly toward purchasing food.
Backpack Blessings is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and all donations are tax-deductible.