Backpacks for Homeless

We have an ongoing project to assist a few homeless people in our area. 

Sometimes the kids decide to buy blankets with birthday money, sometimes its food packs and sometimes it is backpacks with a few more sustainable items.

What is in a backpack?

Currently the backpacks typically will contain some food and some sustainability items:

Sustainability Items

  • Backpack
  • Soap
  • Toothpaste
  • Toothbrush
  • Metal Mug
  • Cutlery (Dessert Spoon + Teaspoon)
  • Lightweight Rain Jacket
  • Can opener

But we would like to add:

  • Light fleece blanket

Food Items

  • Instant noodles
  • Instant Oats
  • 3-in-1 Instant Coffee
  • Tea bags
  • Sugar
  • Canned Beef
  • Canned Tuna
  • Canned Sardines
  • Chocolate Bars

Previous Backpacks

Would you like to help?

Have in Stock:

What we have already have [units] and Cost

  • Backpacks
  • Soap
  • Toothpaste 
  • Metal Mug
  • Cutlery: Dessert Spoon 
  • Cutlery: Teaspoon 
  • Instant noodles 
  • 3-in-1 Instant Coffee 
  • Tea bags 
  • Chocolate Bars 
  • Toothbrushes 
  • Lightweight Rain Poncho 
  • Lightweight Blanket 
  • Canned Sardines 
  • Canned Tuna 
  • Canned Beef
  • Sugar Tubes
  • Instant Oats
 

Current Value per backpack: R 673

Still Need:

Items we still need to acquire [units] 

  • Can opener
    (one per bag, 8 units)

Estimated Total Cost Per Backpack: R TBC

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