The Backpack Project, Inc. Employee Directory
Individual and Family ServicesGeorgia, United States11-50 Employees
The Backpack Project, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Athens, Georgia, that operates in the area of individual and family services. The organization assembles backpacks containing food, clothes, and toiletries and delivers them directly to people experiencing homelessness, emphasizing a practical, low-cost approach to meeting basic needs. Its program model packs more than 40 items into each backpack for under $20, enabling volunteers to contribute meaningfully regardless of budget. Run entirely by undergraduates at the University of Georgia, TBP has distributed thousands of backpacks to homeless communities in Atlanta, Athens, and Augusta, Georgia, highlighting a campus-driven effort to address neighborhood-level hardship. The operation situates itself within the nonprofit sector focused on direct service and relief for unhoused individuals, leveraging student involvement to sustain its ongoing outreach.