United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
Backpack Coalition, which has been led by United Way since 2014, is committed to providing backpacks and school supplies to students with financial constraints, helping ensure they succeed in school. Each year the coalition distributes thousands of backpacks with grade appropriate school supplies to students in grades K-12.
Thank you to our community for their past support of the Backpack Coalition. In 2022, we distributed over 8,000 brand new backpacks filled with school supplies to children across our community, from students in Milwaukee Community Schools to those living and learning in Waukesha County.
Here are just a few of the ways each donation altogether made a difference:
As the 2022-23 school year approaches, we are proud to once again ensure thousands of local students start the year off right. We hope you'll join us again this year in supporting the Backpack Coalition.
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Or to donate via check, mail to:
United Way Pledge Processing PO Box 88988 Milwaukee, WI 53288-8988
Payable to: United Way Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County NOTE: Please add to your check memo line, "Backpack Coalition Restricted Fund"
These organiziations supported Backpack Coalition with either a $500+ in-kind or financial donation.
Baird Batteries Plus Briohn Building Corp Charter Manufacturing Clifton Larson Elmbrook Schools Extension, Inc
Employers Mutual Casualty Fiserv HSA Bank HNI Johnson Controls Jones Logistics Landmark Credit Union
Markel American Insurance Co. M3 Insurance ProHealth Care Quest CE Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren Solenis Two Men and a Truck
We Energies Weyco Group Winter Services Zimmerman Architectural Studios, Inc. Zurn Industries
Numbers indicate how many students were served through Backpack Coalition annually.
Aurora Health Care, Child & Family Centers of Excellence, Food Pantry of Waukesha County, Germantown School District, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast, Milwaukee Area Labor Council AFL-CIO, Mukwonago Area School District, Mukwonago Food Pantry, Muskego Food Pantry, Oconomowoc Food Pantry, Pewaukee Food Pantry, School District of Waukesha, The Waukesha Salvation Army, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, Waukesha County Health and Human Services, Waukesha County UW-Extension
Contact Lori Hayes at 414.837.3639 or email.