Bremerton Backpack Brigade
Providing up to 400 kids per week a backpack filled with
food to help reduce food insecurities
Donate in Your Favorite Way
Financial
Visit our GuideStar page here for more information
Did you know...
a gift of $60 will sponsor one backpack for an entire month.
A one-time gift of $600 will sponsor one backpack for an entire school year!
You may mail a donation to this address:
Bremerton Backpack Brigade
P.O. Box 2533
Bremerton, WA 98310
Or donate via PayPal:
Food Items
The Bremerton Backpack Brigade fills each Backpack with kid-friendly, shelf-stable food, including fresh fruit and vegetables.
It costs $12 to $16 per week to fill each backpack.
Food drives throughout the community provide approximately 35% of the non-perishable foods that we send home. The other 65% of food sent home (including fresh produce) is purchased with dollars donated from our community supporters.
You can donate directly to the pantry through our Amazon Wishlist:
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If you would like to donate food items, please choose from the list below:
Canned protein (tuna, chicken, Spam, Vienna sausages, etc)
Dried beans, lentils, peas
Canned meals (ravioli, Spaghetti-Os, Chili, Hearty Soups)
Helper meals
Mac & cheese, Pasta/Rice mixes
Potatoes
Pastas and rice
Canned sauces
Powered sauces/dressings
Cornbread/biscuit mixes
Cereal/Oatmeal
Canned vegetables and fruit
Canned beans (black, pinto, refried)
Peanut butter/Seed butter (for nut allergies) Jelly/Jam
Pancake mix/Syrup
Pudding/Jello mixes
Applesauce/yogurt pouches
Fruit snack cups
Jiffy muffin/cake/brownie mixes
Ramen noodles
Tortillas (flour or corn)
Snacks (Granola Bars, fruit chews, nuts, raisins, popcorn, cookies, crackers, etc.)
Staples (flour, sugar, oil, salt, pepper, mayo, mustard, ketchup)
Ziplock bags (quart and gallon)
For the safety of our students no glass jars are permitted in backpacks
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Food can also be donated locally and one of our community partners listed below
Kitsap Habitat Store
Mon-Sat 9am to 6pm
3451 Wheaton Way
Bremerton, WA 98310
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Mon-Wed 10am to 2pm
700 Callahan Dr.
Bremerton, WA 98310
Bremerton United Methodist Church
Mon-Thurs 9am to 1 pm
1150 Marine Drive
Bremerton, WA 98312
Thank you for providing a space for Bremerton Backpack Brigade in your establishment!
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