6 WAYS TO PARTNER WITH GGP!
1. Sponsor 1 Student with a $40 Donation. DONATE HERE
2. Shop our AMAZON WISHLIST and have it shipped directly to Gifting Grace’s office.
3. Purchase items from our SUPPLY LIST and drop them off at a Drop-Off Location near you.
4. Become a 2026 Drop-Off Location. (Complete form here.)
5. Sign Up to Volunteer – Click Here.
6. Become a Corporate Sponsor. Email David at info@giftinggraceproject.com
Project Goal: Provide 3,000 packed backpacks to homeless children throughout 9 parishes!
Project Plan:
Gifting Grace Project is hosting its annual 3rd quarter drive, Pack the Backpack – for homeless children. This projects objective is to provide them with the essential tools and resources necessary to start the year off on the right foot. Please see our schedule of events below.
JULY 1 – AUG 3: COLLECTION DRIVE
From July 1st thru August 3rd 2026, Gifting Grace Project and Community Partners will be collecting NEW backpacks, school supplies, school uniforms, shoes and other necessary items to equip these students for going Back-to-School. ANYONE AND EVERYONE is welcome to join-in and participate. Businesses, Churches, Civic clubs, Beta Clubs, and Individuals.
AUG 4TH: PICKUP DONATIONS
On August 4th, Volunteers will help pickup donations from “Drop-off Sites” and deliver them to 312 Westgate Rd Lafayette, LA. On Aug 4th, Volunteers will begin sorting and counting donations in preparation to pack.
AUG 4TH: SORT SCHOOL SUPPLIES & WRITE NOTES TO STUDENTS
Volunteers will help us sort all donations to prepare for packing pencil pouches, hygiene kits, and backpacks. Volunteers will also write encouraging notes to students for packing into backpacks.
AUG 5TH: COUNT & PRE-ASSEMBLE HYGIENE KITS
On August 5th, Volunteers will help with counting all donated school supplies to ensure every child will receive each item. Volunteers will help with packing 3,000 Hygiene kits and other preliminary work that needs to be done to prepare for the Main Event!
AUG 6TH: PRE-ASSEMBLE PENCIL POUCHES, SCHOOL KITS, & PACKING BOXES & WRITE NOTES TO STUDENTS
On August 6th, Volunteers will help with packing 3,000 pencil pouches and other preliminary work that needs to be done to prepare for the Main Event!
AUG 7TH: PRE-ASSEMBLE PENCIL POUCHES, SCHOOL KITS, & PACKING BOXES & WRITE NOTES TO STUDENTS
On August 7th, Volunteers will help complete packing 3,000 pencil pouches and school supply kits, prepare boxes for backpack loading, and write encouraging notes to students for packing into backpacks. Volunteers will also help to stage for main event.
AUG 8TH: MAIN EVENT – PACK THE BACKPACK
August 8th is the MAIN EVENT, where Volunteers will come together to work an assembly line and pack over 3,000 Backpacks with school supplies and HOPE!
AUG 10TH: DISTRIBUTION
On August 10th, Volunteers will load up the boxes of packed backpacks and school kits and deliver them to their respective locations completing the overall goal of the project!
AUG 11TH: DISTRIBUTION & WRAP-UP
On August 11th, Volunteers will load up the boxes of packed backpacks and school kits and deliver them to their respective locations completing the overall goal of the project! Volunteers will also help with cleaning up site and transporting project supplies off-site.
School Supply List
Backpack (Mesh or Clear)
Marble Composition Notebook
1 – Subject Notebook (Wide Ruled)
Plastic Folders (3 prongs, with pockets)
Ziplock Bags
Facial Tissue (1 box)
4 – Dry Erase Markers (Black)
Ink Pen (Black)
Ink Pen (Blue)
Ink Pen (Red)
Pencil Pouches
Crayons (24pk)
Pencils – Pre-sharpened (12)
Pencil Sharpener with case
Color Markers (Washable)
Color Pencils (12pk)
1 Roll of Paper Towels
Scissors (Small Round Tip) 1
Highlighters (Multi colored)
Ruler
Large Eraser
Glue / Glue Stick
Earbuds
DROP-OFF SITES
537 Backpacks in 5 Parishes – 2021
In the third quarter of 2021, the Gifting Grace Project started a project called “Pack The Backpack” which is a back-to-school drive geared towards collecting and providing backpacks to homeless and impoverished children in our community. By the start of the 2021-2022 school year, we were able to collect and distribute 537 backpacks filled with pens, pencils, markers, paper, rulers, erasers, earbuds, kinder mats, kleenex, paper towels and lots more.
These backpacks were given to homeless children and youth across 5 Parishes including Acadia Parish, Iberia Parish, Lafayette Parish, St Martin Parish and Vermilion Parish.
Whether you would like to volunteer, donate money to the cause or collect school supplies to donate, we can’t wait to partner with Acadiana and bring smiles to their faces once again.
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