• Backpacks are available by registration only! Click the button below to register.
• Backpacks are for students enrolling in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
• Families may register for up to three backpacks per household.
• All backpacks must be picked up at Festival of Hope on July 27th between 5pm and 9pm.
• Festival of Hope is at Goshen Brewing Company located at 315 W. Washington Street in Goshen, Indiana.
• Students must be present when picking up the backpacks. Please read the form carefully, fill it out completely, and save your confirmation email.
• The parent or guardian listed on the form must be the name given when picking up the backpacks.

ALL BACKPACKS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR. THERE ARE NO MORE BACKPACKS AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT.

Muchas Mochilas, or Many Backpacks, is Center for Healing & Hope’s annual back-to-school event that places backpacks filled with school supplies in the hands of local students, ensuring they are able to start their school year with the basic supplies needed to be successful in the classroom.

The initiative began in 2020 when executive director Missy Schrock found a supply of donated backpacks in the clinic, then located at Plymouth United Church of Christ. Instead of allowing the backpacks to sit there and collect dust, she decided they should be given away to students who would put them to good use.

Center for Healing & Hope has continued the event, now in it’s fifth year, to support this need in our community. Thanks to generous sponsors and donors, we have given away more than 800 backpacks filled with school supplies to local students! Click the donate button below to join our efforts and support local students. Select “Muchas Mochilas” as your designation when making your gift. Your donation will help cover the cost of backpacks, supplies, and gift cards for local families.