Stuff the Backpack 2025

Join United Way of Central Ohio and NBC4! Because United is the Way to put more students in our community on the pathway to success.

At United Way of Central Ohio and NBC4, we believe every student deserves the chance to succeed. Join Stuff the Backpack today to help local kids start school with confidence.

Just $10 provides a student with a backpack full of supplies, while your gift of $270 provides backpacks to an entire classroom of young scholars—fueling even more dreams and opening more doors. Together, we can build brighter futures, one backpack at a time. Interested in giving AND volunteering? Scroll down to learn more and sign up!

Make a donation

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$23,907.36 Raised

Thank you for donating and for being a Backpack Hero!

(Your donations are tax deductible.)

Many thanks to our partners and sponsors for this event:

NBC4 | Grange Insurance

    Hexion | Honda of America | The Olivia Claire Obrokta Foundation |
    Bailey Cavalieri | JPMorgan Chase | Columbus City Council | COTA | GBQ | G2G Consulting | Central Ohio Labor Council AFL-CIO | UPIC |
      Besa | Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation | EASE Logistics | Nationwide Arena | UPS

Join us Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, to stuff 10,000 backpacks!

Want to do more? We need your help to stuff the backpacks! Grab your family, friends and co-workers and sign up at the link below for one of three 90-minute shifts at Nationwide Arena. What can you expect? Light snacks and beverages, tons of fun and the satisfaction of knowing you are a Backpack Hero for thousands of our community's children!