Archive for Back to School Fair
Donate a Backpack filled with school supplies to a student in-need.
This year, Catholic Charities is offering the exciting donation opportunity to help students in-need. Our annual Back to School Fairs provide backpacks filled with school supplies to students from low-income households. We have made it easier than ever to help! Click on a link below to make a purchase which…
Back to School Fair registration is NOW OPEN!
Catholic Charities provides Back to School Fairs to provide backpacks and school supplies for children from low-income families. The events will be drive-throughs this year for social distancing. Registration is mandatory to participate. Please register for the county in which you live. Click here to register for the DuPage County…
Back to School Fair Registration
Each summer, Catholic Charities hosts three Back to School Fairs to help prepare children from low-income households for the new school year. This year, the Fairs have been modified to ensure safe social distancing. Registration is required for each of the Fairs. Each Fair will be conducted as a drive-thru…
Back to School Fair donations needed!
Each summer, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet coordinates Back to School Fairs to help students and their families from low-income households in DuPage, Kankakee, Iroquois, and Will Counties. Catholic Charities began the Back to School Fairs 30 years ago when we determined that many families are forced to make difficult…
Donate to help fund our Back to School Fairs
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet is already busy preparing for our 2019 Back to School Fairs. We provide these fairs to ensure that each student who lives in poverty is prepared to learn and succeed when they return to school in the fall. As the new school year approaches, many parents experience anxiety as…
Will County Back to School Fair
The 26th Annual Will County Back to School Fair will be on Thursday, August 2nd at Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet. This event provides services and items to students from low-income households in Will County. For details, including the necessary items to bring to the Back to School Fair, click…
School Supply Donations Needed!
Catholic Charities’ Will County Back to School Fair provides FREE school supplies and books to students from low-income families. Last year, we received and distributed approximately 7,000 new and gently used books at our Fair! There are a few items that we are still in need of for the 2018…
Book donations needed for Will County Back to School Fair!
Our Will County Back to School Fair is in great need of new and gently used books for children between preschool and high school. Can you help? Please take all donations to Joliet Catholic Academy (1200 N. Larkin Ave.) on Monday, 7/31, between 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Questions? Contact…
Backpack Distribution Day in Joliet!
If you missed our Back to School Fair at University of St. Francis is Joliet on 7/23/15, you still have a chance to receive backpacks for your children. Join us for Backpack Distribution Day! You must pre-register to participate in the event. Please call 815-723-3405 extension 1100 TODAY! Registration ends…
Will County Back to School Fair (2015) Seeks Volunteers and Donations!
The Catholic Charities Back to School Fair in Will County will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2015 from 11:00am to 6:00 pm, at the University of St. Francis at 500 Wilcox Street in Joliet. The Fair provides free essential health and human services to low-income families living in Will…
