Our Story
In 2006, the vision of providing essential school supplies to underprivileged elementary school children became a reality. Inspired by his mother, an elementary school teacher, Cecil Collins founded the Giving BackPack Foundation after successfully raising over $7,000 for disadvantaged children while pursuing his Master’s degree at Purdue University. This initiative blossomed into a dedicated nonprofit organization aimed at supporting underprivileged children and schools in Northwest and Central Indiana.