Operation Backpack {Volunteers of America}

Less than 25% of homeless children graduate from high school and nearly 12,000 Ohio children in enrolled in grades K-12 are homeless. You can help lessen the burden these children face on the first day of school by making a donation to Operation Backpack, a campaign benefitting homeless and at-risk children in Central Ohio. Through Operation Backpack, Volunteers of America provides backpacks and school supplies as well as a variety of support services to homeless children in our after-school and summer program. To learn more, visit our Operation Backpack page. (August 1-19, 2011)