🎒 FREE Back-to-School Backpack, School Supply & Uniform Giveaways in NYC (August 2026) ✏️📚
Back-to-school season is almost here, and NYC organizations are stepping up to help families prepare! 💚
We've rounded up FREE backpack, school supply, and uniform giveaways happening across the five boroughs this August. Whether you're looking for notebooks, pencils, uniforms, or a brand-new backpack, these community events can help make the new school year a little easier.
>>DOWNLOAD FULL LIST OF PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS HERE<< ⚠️ Most events are first come, first served, so plan to arrive early!
🗽 Manhattan
🎒 Cataño Garden Backpack Giveaway
📅 Saturday, August 15🕛 12:00 PM
📍 171 E. 110th St., New York, NY 10029
🎒 Free backpacks & school supplies
📞 RSVP/Info: 929-459-4124
🌿 Home Depot Children's Garden & Los Amigos
Community Garden
📅 Saturday, August 29
📍 East Harlem
🎒 Free backpacks & school supplies
👧 Children must be present
📦 Available while supplies last
🏙️ Bronx
🎉 Maleicks Bee Kids Block Party
📅 Saturday, August 15
🕚 11:00 AM–6:30 PM
📍 432 E. 162nd St., Bronx, NY 10456
🎒 Free backpacks
🎈 Family activities
🎵 Community celebration
🌱 Mildred T. Rhodebeck Garden
📅 Saturday, August 15
📍 Hunts Point
🎒 Backpack Giveaway
👧 Child must attend
🌻 Glover Street Community Garden
📅 Saturday, August 15
📍 Castle Hill
🎒 Backpack Giveaway
👧 Child must attend
🌉 Brooklyn
🎈 Bed-Stuy New Beginnings Charter School Block Party
📅 Friday, August 7
🕛 12 PM–4 PM
📍 82 Lewis Ave., Brooklyn
🎒 School supplies
🎉 Games & family fun
✏️ NYSoM Back 2 School Bonanza
📅 Saturday, August 15
🕑 2 PM–4 PM
📍 Bushwick Playground
🎒 Free backpacks
📚 School supplies
🌳 District 19 Family Fun Day
📅 Tuesday, August 18
🕐 1 PM–4 PM
📍 Canarsie Park
🎒 School supplies
🎈 Family activities
👕 East New York Urban Youth Corp
📅 Saturday, August 22
🕛 12 PM–4 PM
📍 2664 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn
👕 Free school uniforms
🎒 School supplies
👑 Queens
🎒 ICNA Relief USA Mega Giveaway
📅 Saturday, August 8
🕚 11 AM–4 PM
📍 Travers Park76-09 34th Ave.Jackson Heights
🎒 Backpack
📚 School supplies
👨👩👧 Family activities
✏️ Steven Raga School Supply Giveaway
📅 Saturday, August 8
🕚 11 AM–1 PM📍 Big Six Towers Community Room59-55 47th Ave.Woodside
🎉 Jessica González-Rojas & Catalina Cruz Giveaway
📅 Tuesday, August 11
🕒 3 PM–5 PM
📍 34th Ave. between 93rd & 94th StreetsJackson Heights
🏛️ King Manor Museum Giveaway
📅 Saturday, August 15
🕐 1 PM–4 PM
📍150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica
🎈 Nantasha Williams Community Giveaway
📅 Saturday, August 15
🕛 12 PM–4 PM
📍172-12 Linden Blvd., Jamaica
🌼 50 Cent Community Garden
📅 Sunday, August 16
📍 Jamaica
🎒 Free backpacks
👧 Child must attend
⛪ First Baptist Church East Elmhurst
📅 Saturday, August 29
🕐 1 PM
📍100-10 Astoria Blvd.East Elmhurst
🌊 Staten Island
🎒 New York Foundling Back-to-School Celebration
📅 Thursday, August 13
🕙 10 AM–3 PM
📍 YMCA Gerald Carter Center230 Broad St.Staten Island
🎒 Free backpacks
📚 School supplies
🎉 Community celebration
💡 Helpful Tips
✅ 🎒 Arrive early—many giveaways run out quickly.
✅ 👧 For NYRP garden giveaways, children must be present to receive a backpack.
✅ 🪪 Some events may request proof of residency or school enrollment.
✅ 📱 Check each organizer's website or social media before heading out for any last-minute updates.
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