Fill A Backpack

Every Child Deserves a Strong Start

When children have the right tools, they’re ready to learn, grow and thrive. Our Fill A Backpack program provides children in need with brand-new backpacks filled with grade-appropriate supplies – giving them the confidence to start the school year prepared and ready to succeed.

When you support the Fill A Backpack program, you’re doing more than providing school supplies. You’re lowering barriers, empowering young minds and creating opportunities for a brighter future.

Program Impact

Meaningful Reach: In 2024, we distributed 12,635 backpacks, helping more children start the school year feeling prepared and confident!

Community Investment: We partner with over 50 Agency Partners like school districts that help distribute backpacks to children in need. We receive support from over 100 drive partners. We also see over 650 volunteers come together volunteering more than 1,500 hours to assemble backpacks, ensuring children have their needed tools before the first day of school!

Ways to Get Involved

Sponsor a Child's Backpack

When you sponsor a child’s backpack, you’re supplying them with success. Browse and select backpacks by grade level to sponsor. Each backpack includes the grade-appropriate school supply list to shop for.

Then, drop off your backpacks filled with school supplies to A Precious Child, or make a financial donation and we will do the shopping for you!

Host a Drive

Hosting a drive for Fill A Backpack is a powerful way to amplify our mission and make a tangible impact within your community. By organizing a collection of school supplies including backpacks, notebooks, pencils, and other classroom essentials, you can rally friends, colleagues, and neighbors to come together in support of local children.

Get Started!

All backpacks and supplies should be dropped off at A Precious Child’s Donation Center no later than August 1, 2025.

Getting the word out about your drive is easy, especially when you use our Fill A Backpack Marketing Tool Kit that contains sample social media posts, fillable flyers and more! Access your 2025 Fill A Backpack Marketing Tool Kit.

Volunteer

Looking to make a meaningful impact? Join us in supporting the Fill A Backpack program! Opportunities are available for both groups and individual volunteers. Connect with our Volunteer Services team to learn how you can get involved.

Sponsor the Program

By sponsoring the Fill A Backpack program, at any level, you can ensure A Precious Child has the ongoing tools and resources they need to empower children in need.

Questions about sponsorship? Email
Development@APreciousChild.org