4,000+
Backpacks Distribution Goal
In 2025
900+
NEW PARTICIPANTS
to our program,
expanding
our support
to more families than
ever before
A Community Under Pressure.
Recent school closures in San Jose have disrupted our neighborhoods. For families already walking a tightrope, the loss of local school connections, combined with a weakened social safety net, has made the basics feel out of reach.
When the cost of living continues to soar, parents are forced to make impossible choices. Often, the budget for food, housing, and household stability leaves nothing left for a $75 backpack or a list of required supplies.
More Than Just Supplies
Your support does more than provide supplies. It provides dignity and readiness. By ensuring every student in San Jose has the tools they need. Our goal is to collect 4,000 backpacks and school supplies!
Join Us!
We invite you, our neighbors, our local businesses, and our community leaders, to be the safety net our students deserve. Your donation is a direct investment in the resilience of San Jose.
Ways To Get Involved
Give As An Individual
Visit our Pack-A-Back Donation Website, purchase from our Amazon or Target Wishlist,
or
mail a check to: 1381 South First Street, San Jose , CA 95110 with "Pack A Back" in the memo line.
Give Together & Host a drive
Organize a backpack and school supply drive. Fill our our drive inquiry form online.
After you are done, bring it to Sacred Heart. Be sure to let us know when you are coming so we can thank you directly.
Fundraise Cash
When you raise funds, we can order what kids, parents, and teachers need the most. You can give directly, or host your own fundraiser and invite your friends and family to support you.
Set up a Peer2Peer online page here.
Ready to get started? Have questions?
Meet Natalia
“When Natalia picked out her backpack, her face lit up. Not a hand-me-down. It wasn’t chosen for her. It was hers. She held it to her chest and smiled the whole way home. She felt proud. Like she belonged. Like she mattered.”
— Through Pack-a-Back, Milagros and Natalia found more than school supplies. They found community, dignity, and hope.
WE THANK YOU FROM THE HEART!
WE WANT TO THANK OUR SPONSORS!
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