Indy BackPack Attack
Since 1999, Indy BackPack Attack has formed strategic community collaborations with Central Indiana organizations and businesses and has made it our mission to collect school supplies to provide children the tools they need to succeed in school. Indy BackPack Attack has partnered with the United Way of Central Indiana on school supply drives in the surrounding counties. For more information, please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @BackPackAttack or click the link below.
Every Summer for 6 weeks Indy BackPack Attack encourages local businesses and organizations to collect school supplies. Once the supplies are collected they are dropped off at the IUPUI Surplus Warehouse where volunteers sort, count, and package them for delivery to local IPS and Mayor's Chartered Schools.
Since 1999, we have collected over 6 million school supplies and helped tens of thousands of students start the school year with the tools necessary to help them succeed.
Every Summer for 6 weeks Indy BackPack Attack encourages local businesses and organizations to collect school supplies. Once the supplies are collected they are dropped off at the IUPUI Surplus Warehouse where volunteers sort, count, and package them for delivery to local IPS and Mayor's Chartered Schools.
Since 1999, we have collected over 6 million school supplies and helped tens of thousands of students start the school year with the tools necessary to help them succeed.
In 2020-2022 we saw a significiant decrease in donations and volunteers at our annual warehouse at IUPUI. So we took a step back and re-evaluate the program.
In 2023, we reached out to our contacts at IPS and asked for a list of the most needed school supplies. And a list of schools that needed them the most. With your help and generous donations, we were able to donate 31,493 school supplies and hygeine products to children in need in 9 different IPS Schools.
Here is a list of the School Supplies that made the MOST NEEDED LIST:
- BackPacks
- Crayons
- 1" Binders
- Packs of Colored Pencils
- Folders
- Glue Sticks
- Loose Leaf Colleged Ruled Paper
- Loose Leaf Wide Ruled Paper
- Mechanical Pencils
- Pens
- #2 Pencils
- Packages of Washable Markers
In addition to school supplies Hygiene products were also high on the list.
- Shower Gel
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Deodorant
- Tooth Brushes
- Toothpaste
- Tissues
- Laundry Soap
Thank you for all you do to help us help kids get the tools they need to succeed in their education!
All donations either supplies or monetary donations, can be dropped off at any Indiana Members Credit Union branch.