Project Backpack

Project Backpack

Join us in promoting academic achievement 

By participating in Project Backpack you will help improve the chances for success for children in our community. With your donation of new backpacks and school supplies children and teens receiving services from Center For Family Services will have the opportunity to start the school year confident and ready to learn. 

Consider starting a collection with your friends, family, business, or church! We wouldn't be able to support the youth we serve without the help of community members like you. 

The 2018 collections begin July 9 and ends August 17th.

With your help we can support education for:

Preschool age children by providing

  • New picture books for 3 & 4 year olds 
  • Monetary donations to fill tote bags with at least 4 picture books per child 

Elementary school age children by providing

  • New backpacks 
  • School supplies (crayons, pencils, glue sticks, etc.)

Teens living in our safe housing programs by providing

  • Sturdy backpacks for high school teens
  • School supplies (notebooks, pens, binders, etc.)
  • Monetary donations for books for teens enrolled in college

To start a collection or to make a donation, email Emily Flemming or call 856.964.1990 x110.

How to get involved

Start a Collection 

Starting a collection is easy and fun! Its one of the best ways to get involved with Project Backpack as a local company and a fantastic opportunity to make a big impact on the local children and teens starting the school year. 

Each year, we work with businesses, organizations, schools, and places of worship to provide the most essential back to school items. If you're interested in starting a collection we will provide you with a collection box and promotional materials to help spread the word.

Make a Monetary Donation 

We gratefully accept monetary and gift card donations to help support Project Backpack. In either case, we will use your gift to purchase new backpacks and school supplies for the drive. Gift cards to Target, Walmart, Staples and VISA are most in need. 

Donations and gift cards may be mailed to: 
Center For Family Services
Attn: Development Department 
584 Benson Street, Camden, NJ 08103
 
 

Annual Corporate Sponsorship

Interested in combining your company's investment in Center For Family Services? Through our Annual Corporate Sponsorship you can make a yearly investment in Center For Family Services and receive recognition at our events and community drives year-round including our Holiday Gift Project.  Your investment will create opportunities for people in our community to heal and prosper. To learn more email Liz Madden or call 856.651.7502.

 
Drop off locations

Cherry Hill Mall
Guest Services Center
2000 Route 38, Cherry Hill

*The Promenade at Sagemore
Concierge’s Desk
500 Route 73 South, Marlton

* New hours - M-F: 9am to 5pm, Saturday: 10am-6pm, Sunday: 11am-6pm. Donations will also be accepted during Wednesday evening concert series in July and August. 

United Way of Gloucester County 
454 Crown Point Road 
Thorofare, NJ

Old Navy
Deptford & Sewell

Boscov’s
Moorestown, Deptford, & Voorhees

Courier Post
301 Cuthbert Blvd., Cherry Hill

Volunteer Center of South Jersey
1400 Tanyard Road, Sewell

Thank you to our sponsors