Started by two Skidmore College Students in the Saratoga Springs, New York area. They work on campus and in the community to make and distribute backpacks to those who can use them.

Burners Without Borders Detroit is a direct action outreach organization that serves our homeless population by providing them much needed supplies to survive the cold, harsh winter on the streets.

Holy Comforter is one of several churches which have taken on the mission of feeding homeless children in Lutherville, Maryland.

An Illinois-based project delivering 'Project Smart BackPacs' and 'Survival BackPacs' to foster and homeless children.

A Yakima, Washington project providing winter backpacks for the homeless.

A non-profit that provides a platform where people can see a true IMMEDIATE cause & effect by donating backpacks with over 150 items inside to underprivileged people around the world.

A Seal Rock, Oregon project focusing on helping the homeless and their pets. It provides needed supplies for survival, food for companion pets and opportunities for those in need.

Macpack will fund efforts to help the homeless of Austin, TX by providing supplies and funding to organizations that assist our displaced population, and strive to better their lives now and in the future.

Mission Backpack of Rye, New York provides school-ready backpacks with age-appropriate school supplies to children in need.

A Portland, Oregon project to supply practical care kits to homeless men and women.

Our organization provides emergency services by furnishing area police departments, social service agencies, domestic violence shelters and Department of Family Services workers with backpacks for children who are removed from their homes usually with nothing but the clothes on their backs.

In New York City, distributing new backpacks filled with grade-specific school supplies to homeless children.

One woman's project to make homeless care packages with a printable supplies list.

A peninsula communities, Washington backpack project to ensure that those who need food on the weekends have access to nutritious and easy-to-prepare meals.

A Georgia project to supply backpacks to homeless veterans.

A Vancouver, Washington project to distribute food and supplies to children and their families.

An East Coast drive to make and deliver backpacks to the homeless.

A Redmond, Washington project to fill backpacks with essentials and distribute them to teens and young adults.

An Arizona project to get people to challenge two other people to purchase a backpack and fill it with specific items.

A San Francisco Bay area project distributing 5000 backpacks yearly to help the homeless get through the winters.

A Dallas, Texas family project to implement the $20 homeless backpack YouTube video (see the second project on this page, above).

In New York City, we strive to provide as many children as possible with the right tools to start the school year off right.

A Baltimore, Maryland project by young school children to fill and distribute backpacks each year.

A Wilmington, Delaware homeless backpack project with a good video on how to do this yourself.

A New Jersey project that provides homeless veterans with the basic life essentials that they cannot provide for themselves.

A Northport, Florida project to collect and distribute personal hygiene products to those who have direct contact with homeless and needy children.

A Chester, Pennsylvania project to supply backpacks to the homeless and energize the community to participate.

A Washington State Project working directly with school counselors and health room workers to provide weekend food to homeless, hungry and at risk students to support them in being healthy and focused on succeeding in school.

A north Florida collaboration of business and community to stamp out hunger among school-age children.

A fully collapsible backpack bed designed in Australia and being distributed there and elsewhere to homeless rough (outside) sleepers.

The center opened its doors in 1985 to provide emergency help, including food, eviction and utility cutoff prevention, payment for prescriptions, and lunches for the homeless in Baltimore, Maryland.

A new project enlisting the community to help create and distribute backpacks to those in need in San Diego, CA, and North County. Visit their Facebook page.

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