Backpacks for Kids: Equipping Students for Success This School Year
At GiveWise, we’re excited to launch Backpacks for Kids, a fund dedicated to making sure students head into the school year prepared, confident, and ready to learn.
Why It Matters
Every September, thousands of Canadian students start school without the supplies they need—something as small as a backpack, pencils, or notebooks can become a barrier to learning.
A backpack is more than just supplies—it’s a vote of confidence. It tells a child they are seen, supported, and capable. This small act of generosity can have a big impact on a student’s self-esteem, engagement, and future.
How the Backpacks for Kids Fund Works
Through the Backpacks for Kids Fund, your gift goes into one fund, and we handle the distribution to local charities and schools across Canada, ensuring backpacks are filled with essential school supplies.
Local Highlights – Programs Your Gift Could Support
When you give to the Backpacks for Kids Fund, your donation is pooled and allocated to backpack programs across Canada. Here are just a few examples of the types of programs your gift could help:
- British Columbia – Starfish Pack (multiple locations across BC)
- Alberta – Hope Mission (Edmonton), Calgary Dream Centre
- Saskatchewan & Manitoba – Regina Food Bank, Winnipeg Inner City Missions
- Ontario – The Scott Mission, Toronto Foundation for Student Success (TFSS), Ottawa Backpack Program
- Quebec – Moisson Montréal
- Atlantic Canada – Feed Nova Scotia, Moncton Headstart, St. John’s Women’s Centre
Your gift to the Backpacks for Kids Fund ensures students from coast to coast start the school year equipped, confident, and ready to thrive.