Operation Backpack4Kids

03/22/2026

We truly appreciate your constant support! Your help has been a key part of what we’ve accomplished.

02/27/2026

Our founder, Bill Vaughan was honored to accept the UPS Foundation 2025 Jim Casey Award on behave of Operation Backpack4kids. We are so humbled to be recognized by and so thankful for the thousands of UPSers who have made our mission possible.

02/25/2026

02/15/2026

Looking back at these memories of filling backpacks for local students!

Thank you to Operation Backpack4Kids for the donation of 200 backpacks for our students.

https://backpack4kids.org/

02/08/2026

Through our collaborative efforts with the American Red Cross, we have successfully demonstrated the profound impact of collective support in addressing the needs of individuals affected by disasters. We appreciate your unwavering support for our cause.

12/18/2025

Bringing hope to children in need. We are so blessed to have a partnership with the American Red Cross in seven US cities. Today we visited Charlotte NC to restock their warehouse.

10/22/2025

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.

10/18/2025

Thank you volunteers.
Backpacks completed to be sent to Alaska.

10/18/2025

10/17/2025

Preparing backpacks for shipment to Alaska for children displaced from the horrible flooding. Working together with our partners American Red Cross of Alaska and UPS.

10/17/2025

✈️ Operation BackPack4Kids Launches a New Website!
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new website — backpack4kids.org!

The new site reflects who we are: an all-volunteer nonprofit founded by airline pilots, providing backpacks filled with essentials and comfort items to children affected by crises, disasters, and displacement around the world.

Our new online home was built with our supporters in mind — making it easier than ever to:

✅ Learn Our Story – Discover how BP4K began in 2022 and how our volunteer pilots and partners deliver hope to children in need.
✅ See Our Impact – Follow our ongoing operations as we support the Red Cross in numerous cities....and growing!
✅ Get Involved – Sign up to volunteer, partner with us, or sponsor an operation.
✅ Donate Securely – Make tax-deductible donations directly through PayPal or Venmo.
✅ Stay Updated – Read news, stories, and mission updates through our new Blog and Latest News sections.

This launch marks a new chapter for BackPack4Kids as we continue to grow our U.S. operations in Louisville, Boston, Dallas, Charlotte, Anchorage, Cincinnati, and Denver.

Visit us today at www.backpack4kids.org and see how your support delivers relief, hope, and smiles — one backpack at a time.

09/15/2025

So glad Backpack4kids is there in Alaska to help.