Operation Backpack

Operation Backpack 2011 is complete, and it’s clear that this year’s drive was the most successful ever! With a few more backpacks still trickling in from individuals and organizations around the city, as well as much-needed monetary contributions still coming in (click here), we have set a new record, breaking the 8,000 mark for new, filled backpacks distributed to kids in shelters.

Take a look at look at the photo gallery of our record-breaking drive!

One of the most devastating consequences of homelessness is the impact it has on a child's education. There are thousands of school-age children living in New York City homeless shelters on any given day. Without our help, most of these children would go back to school in September without the basic school supplies they need to succeed.

If you have any questions about Operation Backpack or any of our other volunteer programs, please contact Kristin at KKJangraw@voa-gny.org or 212-496-4307.

DONATE NOW TO OPERATION BACKPACK

Watch our Operation Backpack PSA.

See Kristen Shaughnessy of NY1 News interview Paige Davis

Watch a video about a student who received a backpack.

See Volunteers of America and Operation Backpack ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange

Meet Paige Davis

Take a look back at the Operation Backpack campaign over the years