Make Back-to-School Brighter
Your gift supports unhoused children and families—providing backpacks, school supplies, tutoring, healthy meals, and a sense of belonging.
About Back to School
Your generosity helps a child facing homelessness feel confident on their first day of school. With your gift, they’ll receive a backpack filled with supplies, tutoring support, and even a fresh haircut—small things that make a big difference. You’re not just helping them fit in. You’re helping them believe in what’s possible.
Let kids be kids again.Â
"We celebrated birthdays. We had Christmas. My kids got to feel like kids again.”
— Kayla, former Caritas Family Center client
For the children staying at our shelter, back-to-school isn’t just an event—it’s a moment they look forward to all year. And it’s because of you.
You provide the backpacks, the fresh haircuts, the excitement of a new school year. You create the joy, the memories, the sense of normalcy every child deserves.
Because of you, they walk into school not with fear, but with pride, confidence, and the feeling that someone out there believes in them.
This isn’t just support. It’s a gift of hope. And they’ll carry it with them long after the first day.
You can help a family start a new chapter.
“Without your help for my situation, I would not be as stable as I am today as a single mother. And I really appreciate all that you guys do. I've witnessed miracles here. Without this organization, a lot of us would not be able to survive and become as independent as we are now.”