Whether you are affiliated with the Univerisity of Georgia or a community member in Athens, anyone can serve and help ease the burden of homelessness. Without the dedication and hardwork from our passionate volunteers, we would not be able to continuously and consistently serve the homeless community.
Anyone who wishes to volunteer and serve with The Backpack Project of Athens must attend a Volunteer Training once a year. Due to the nature of street outreach, this one hour training session will be a time to learn more about The Backpack Project, homelessness specifically in Athens, volunteer opportunities, education on harm reduction, and protocol’s when in the field.
Volunteer Training Sign Up
If you are interested in becoming a member of our chapter at the University of Georgia, fill out the google form below to sign up. Once confirmed, you will be added to both our listserv and our GroupMe.
General Member Sign Up
Every week, we host a number of different volunteer opportunities ranging from tutoring at Athens Area Homeless Shelter to preparing and delivering meals to many of the local encampments. We would love to see you join us at these events. All of our service focuses on developing real, long-lasting relationships with our clients, many of whom we consistently serve week after week. Join our GivePulse page to sign up and be notified about our volunteer opportunities. If you are a looking to volunteer as a group or host a volunteer event fill out the Partnership Interest Form.
GivePulse
We invite your community organization to become a partner with The Backpack Project of Athens in working to ease the burden of homelessness. Your group can partner with us in a variety of ways through drives, cooking and delivery events, backpack packing, and more. Please fill out the Partnership Interest Form and we will reach out to you to set up a meeting and finalize plans.
Partnership Interest Form
We work hard to ensure that your donation will change the life of a someone facing homelessness. A monetary donation is perhaps the most meaningful type of donation you can make because it creates the most value. Through your donations, we are able to buy all of the 40+ essential items that go in the backpacks wholesale, taking advantage of nonprofit and bulk rates and discounts, so your money will have more purchasing power through us. We promise to stretch your dollar for the highest impact possible.
Nonmonetary donations such as clothing, food items, tents, water, and more are also welcome and always appreciated.
Whether you are making a personal donation or a donation in honor or memory of someone, we truly appreciate and value your donations because we know that you are trusting us to provide the best possible service to the homeless. On behalf of the clients and communities we serve, thank you for supporting The Backpack Project.
Make a Donation
The Backpack Project, Inc. is a student-run 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to packing and hand-delivering backpacks containing food, toiletries, and other necessities to those experiencing homelessness. Founded in 2015, TBP operates across seven cities and nine universities across the southeast. The Backpack Project of Athens is a chapter organization of The Backpack Project, Inc. based out of Athens led by students at the University of Georgia. We also do backpack packings and delivery, but have grown our initiatives to reach different needs of the homeless community.
Learn More about The Backpack Project Inc Here
Yes. We require all volunteers to attend a mandatory training session once a year. This will be a time to learn more about The Backpack Project of Athens, homelessness (specifically in Athens), volunteer opportunities, and protocol’s when in the field.
Volunteer Training Sign Up
Once you fill out the general member form, you will be added to our GroupMe where we send out links to sign up to volunteer. You can also go to our GivePulse page to directly register for events. Please remember that you must attend a training before volunteering with us.
Visit the link below to learn more about homelessness, other service providers, harm reduction, and our partner organizations.
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