And, no. We're not talking about your kids...

HUGE thank you to our friends and partners at PfISD for their commitment to leadership in the community! Because of their generosity, we are moving into a new...

A HUGE thank you to the Better Future Foundation for their help in feeding kids during the COVID-19 pandemic! The Emilio and Giovanna Piccinni Better Future...

We're beyond EXCITED to announce that Vanguard Charitable (via the Robert W. Best Charitable Giving Fund at ATMOS Energy) has gifted Backpack Friends with a...

During the COVID pandemic, BACKPACK FRIENDS has partnered with several community partners to help provide additional food and other items like diapers, wipes...

DUE TO RISK OF EXPOSURE TO COVID-19, we have ONLY scheduled a VERY SMALL handful of volunteers to deliver bags to our campuses and kids currently in the prog...

Social distancing? Gatherings limited to 10 people in one building? Packing parties suspended? How are we going to get bags filled so we can distribute them ...

We are grateful for all the messages and calls we have received this week and would like to update you on a few critical things that impact our program and, ...

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I'd gotten an email from my friend, Commander Mirabelle (3rd from right), asking me to come to the Justice Department to meet with the Blue Guardian team. Of...

We hear people complaining all the time about how bad the world is. Prejudice. Poverty. Injustice. SuperBowl halftime shows.  And sure.. we've got our proble...

What happens when a kinder student doesn't get enough to eat? What happens when a single mom living in her car has her car TOWED?

Wanna help your child get the MOST out of this school year? Here are ten ways to jump-start their success. 1. Attend back-to-school events or meet-the-teache...

Our friends at Microsoft (The Domain, Austin) did it again with a food drive this summer! In addition to their employees donating food for our Backpack Frien...

A huge THANK YOU to Bomba's Socks and Lighter Loads ATX! Together, we're making an impact in our communities. Leadership isn't about being in charge. It's ab...

For me, the goal of a vacation is to ‘recharge and refuel’. Rather than lying on the couch binging Netflix for a week, I prefer exercise for my body (road tr...

In this episode of The Backpack Friends Audio Experience, Tom speaks to the Central Texas Area Head Start Directors and Family Services liasons. Thousands of...

Every morning when I drop my daughter off at school, I tell her three things. I love you. Have a great day. Be legendary. I want her to know those things... ...