Back-To-School Drive
Together, with your help, I Serve With Joy will help make a positive impact for our youth to start the school year off right! Pack a backpack for a child this school year! Join us in helping underprivileged youth get backpacks for the new school year!
HISTORY WILL JUDGE US BY THE DIFFERENCE WE MAKE IN THE EVERYDAY LIVES OF CHILDREN.
-Nelson Mandela
Drop off supplies and new book bags at one of our collection sites!
Current drop-off collection locations include I Serve With Joy Headquarters (Inside Citadel Mall good court), 2070 Sam Rittenburg, Charleston, SC 29407
2 Ways to Give 2025
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Drop off supplies and new book bags at one of our collection sites!
Sticky Fingers Ribhouse at 5060 Dorchester Rd. #320 in N. Charleston
I Serve With Joy Headquarters (Inside Citadel Mall good court), 2070 Sam Rittenburg, Charleston, SC 29407
About I Serve with Joy
ABOUT I SERVE WITH JOY
I Serve With Joy (ISWJ) is a local 501c3 organization, created in 2016 to serve the homeless community, at-risk youth, and single-parent families in the greater Charleston area. Our programs center on increasing the impact of our REACH
Rebuild (hearts), Empower (youth), Advance Communities, Help (the underserved)
We do this by collaborating with local organizations, businesses, and volunteers to lead community initiatives that directly serve people in need. Since we are grounded with our “boots on the ground” in the communities we serve, we are uniquely positioned to address community needs in innovative and effective ways as they arise.
I Serve with Joy is extremely excited to go full speed with our “Back 2 School Backpack drive” for the 2025 school year. We’re working to provide hundreds of new backpacks and supplies for students in the Lowcountry and several other surrounding counties so they can return to school with confidence. There’s nothing like the feeling of being prepared and organized to help kids focus on school, and a new backpack is a fundamental part of that preparation.
Collecting supplies July 1st - August 20th
BECOME A SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT!
What you get:
Exposure through recognition as a Sponsor in appropriate collateral, online listings, press releases, media and more.
Join I SERVE With JOY as we collect backpacks and back to school items for our community partners.
Donation collections are needed now, and we urgently need your help.
There are 3 different ways to get involved:
1. Host a backpack drop-off location at your business.
2. Donate towards sponsoring filled backpacks
1 backpack = $12.50
5 backpacks = $65.05
10 backpacks = $125
20 backpacks = $250
Unfilled backpacks = $5.00
3. To become a Sponsor/Partner with I Serve With Joy for the Back 2 school backpack drive please email iservewithjoy@gmail.com for more information.
Up coming events: (Mark your Calendar’s)
Pop-Up and Back-to-School Giveaway coming to Walterboro on Saturday, July 27, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at H & D Super Market, 1609 Hampton Street.
Make a donation.
Giving can come in many shapes and sizes.
How will you make a difference today?
Find more ways to give below.
Donate, PACK a Backpack or become a Sponsor
I Serve With Joy continually works to meet the community where the need is the greatest. We are a resource to organizations who can best respond to the ever-changing needs of their respective communities. Our grassroots Back 2 School Drive unites businesses, nonprofits and the general public to take action in equipping kids with the tools needed to excel for a successful school year. Supplies being collected include paper, pencils, erasers, folders, glue sticks, crayons, colored pencils, scissors and more.
Backpack Kit Costs
Middle School
Backpack $12.50
Qty Description
1 17” Backpack (Colors will vary)
3 Pocket Folders
3 Pencils #2
2 Glue Sticks
1 Round Tip Scissors
1 Crayon Pack of 5
1 Eraser
1 Pencil Sharpener
3 Pencil Topper Erasers
1 Spiral Notebook
3 Pens
1 Ruler
1 Highlighter
1 Pencil Pouch
1 Colored Pencil Pack of 12
Elementary School Backpack $10.50
Qty Description
1 17” Backpack (Colors will vary)
3 Pocket Folders
3 Pencils #2
2 Glue Sticks
1 Round Tip Scissors
1 Crayon Pack of 5
1 Eraser
1 Pencil Sharpener
3 Pencil Topper Erasers
1 Spiral Notebook
3 Pens
1 Ruler
1 Highlighter
1 Pencil Pouch
Unfilled Backpacks $5.00
Companies can give a charitable contribution to purchase backpacks and then can fill them with items as a collaborative team-building effort. Sample packages include 50 unfilled backpacks for $200 or 50 backpack kits with supplies for $600.
Meet Our Sponsors
Sponsors who have helped make this initiative possible include North Charleston Police Department, Mike Hostilo Law Firm, Dr. Thaddeus Bell, Z93 Jamz, 95SX, Magic 107.3, Day Drink Brunch Lounge, Dream Maker Agent, Southern Lighting & Sound, Atlas Technologies Inc., Swiff Smith Express, LLC., Bear Paw Creative, Renee Moore Beauty Bar, Polished Salon and Party People Balloon Designs.
