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About The Backpack Project
The Backpack Project, Inc. is a student-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2015. Volunteers pack backpacks of food, toiletries, and clothing and hand them to people experiencing homelessness. They also connect people to local homeless-service providers.
Chapters, company packings, and Homeless Heroes Day in Atlanta are how the work happens. In 2023 the organization distributed $62,692 in supplies. It has delivered 18,000+ backpacks since 2015. Learn more at thebackpackproject.org.
Megha Nair, CEO. Cohen Coolidge, COO. EIN 47-4511944.
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In the news
- UGA Morehead Honors College, Aug 2026A mountain of backpacks: Student-run nonprofit gathers volunteers and supplies for its annual Homeless Heroes Day
- Rough Draft Atlanta, Nov 2024The Backpack Project raises funds for Atlanta's homeless veteran population
- Atlanta Jewish Times, Dec 2023Backpack Project Hosts Homeless Heroes Day
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Nov 2021Backpack Project distributes necessities on Homeless Heroes Day
- The Red & Black, Nov 2020The Backpack Project Athens strives to connect communities, ease homelessness