NOTE:
Well, it had to happen!
We have SO many Back-To-School Rally's & Events listed, that we had
to add a THIRD page! Please click on the FIRST star to be taken to the
Educational Resources page for the DOWNRIVER & METRO DETROIT
(Including OUT-WAYNE COUNTY) pages!
Please click on the SECOND star to be taken to the Educational
Resources page for LENAWEE, MACOMB, MONROE
OAKLAND & WASHTENAW Counties!
LOW-COST COMPUTERS
University of Michigan Property Disposition
North Campus Storage Building
3241 Baxter
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: 734-764-2470
Website:
Offers used office furniture, office equipment, computers
and laptops, copiers, hospital equipment, kitchen supplies,
dorm furniture, lab equipment, etc.
VETERANS: Please look on the VETERAN RESOURCES pages
for information on computer giveaways just for you!
Check with your local library for FREE computer training as well!
MOST public libraries offer the MS Office classes for free but
if your cities does not, just call the neighboring cities!
FREE COMPUTER PROGRAMS!
You can download FREE computer programs and games
at this website that offers a new, licensed program each day!
Go to: www.giveawayoftheday.com.
FREE SHOES!
6th Annual Million Shoe March 
Millliken State Park
1900 Atwater
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-207-1813 Please register!
Website: www.pydetroit.com
Free shoes for soles in need! Socks, hygiene items, resources
& more! Featuring Video game truck, Alnur African Dancers,
Face Painting........
Detroit Cares
Cornerstone Church
Wayne Campus
39390 Michigan Ave.
Wayne, MI 48184
Website: https://cornerstone.church/wayne
Thrivent is partnering with Samaritan's Feet and Cornerstone
Church to serve hundreds of children in need with new shoes
and socks! Volunteers will spend time with each shoe recipient
by washing his or her feet, placing a new pair of athletic shoes
and socks on them and encouraging them.
FREE HAIRCUTS AND HAIRDOS!!
Detroit Police Department Sixth Precinct Presents
HAIRCUTS & PONYTAILS!
11450 Warwick
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-596-5610 Sgt. William O'Brien Call to R.S.V.P!!
Free Back-to-School Haircuts & Pony Tails!
Ages 5 years to 14 years ONLY!
Please call the number above to make your appointment!
1st Annual Back 2 School Hair Fair
The Commons Detroit
7900 Mack Ave.
Detroit, MI 48214
Free event for boys and girls ages 5-17 to receive basic hair
styles and basic hair cuts for going back to school in style!
FOR FOSTER FAMILIES ONLY!
Downriver Foster Closet
12311 Reeck
Southgate, MI 48195
Phone: 734-493-6764
The Downriver Foster closet right now collects donations for gently used children’s clothing
and items they would need daily for children that are in the foster care system. We provide all
downriver foster families with items they may need for a placement. Most of the kids that come
into care come with nothing or very little. Right now, we are a new non-profit just starting out,
our future goal is to have our own store front. The goal would be to have a nice store that the
kids felt welcome and safe, we see our storefront having a nice play area for families that have
more than one kid and while looking for clothes the kids can play. We also would like to hold
weekly classes for foster parents to help with their kid’s hair care, or support groups. We also
would love to give a few foster kids downriver a scholarship to help them with school or grants
we can give to families who have kids who want to be involved in sports and they may not be
able to pay out of pocket for it.
Big Family of Michigan, Inc.
23500 Pare
St.Clair Shores, MI 48080
Phone: 586-415-6968
Website: https://www.bigfamilyofmi.org
OUR VISION
Our vision has allowed us to expand our outreach to 44 of the
83 counties in Michigan providing services and support to foster
children and their foster family and grandchildren being raised
by their grandparents. In Michigan, there are more grandparents
raising grandchildren than there are foster children. The services
for this sector are deficient, as often these families do not qualify
for any assistance. Our vision is to ensure that all foster children
and children raised by their grandparents are not overlooked or
forgotten.
Foster Closet of Michigan / 23 branches throughout Michigan!
Phone: 800-554-4966
Website: https://fosterclosetofmichigan.org
Our organization provides clothing, underclothing, toys,
shoes, baby equipment, gear and in some cases furniture,
to children placed in the foster care system in State of MI.
These items are new and like new items that have been
donated to us. Children are often placed into foster care
with no personal items and in many cases they come into
care with only the clothes on their back. Our organization
provides these kids with stylish new or like new clothing
and personal items helping to begin the process of rebuild-
ing their self-esteem and providing them with belongings
they can call their own. Foster parents and their children
are able to come into our facilities and pick out the items
they need, for free, providing the children with the ability
to offer input in wardrobe choices and allowing them to
express their personal tastes and individuality, another
big step in helping these children rebuild their lives and
self-esteem. Our organization never charges for these
services or items. Contact them directly! Wayne, Monroe,
Macomb and Oakland & Washtenaw Counties!
Judson Center
Administrative Office:
30301 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 100
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Phone: 248-549-4339
Website: https://www.judsoncenter.org
The philosophy of Judson Center’s Foster Care Program
is that every child is entitled to grow up in a permanent
family. During the time a child is placed in foster care,
Judson Center works with biological families to strengthen
them by reducing any barriers, so that their children can
do Judson Center recruits and educates foster families,
so they can provide a loving and nurturing home on a
temporary basis, until the child can become reunified
with their biological family.
The Children's Center Back To School Bazaar
The Children's Center of Wayne Count
70 W. Alexandrine
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-831-5535
Email: eyoung@thechildrenscenter.com Emily Young
Website: https://thechildrenscenter.com
This Center will supply their clients with backpacks filled
with supplies, school uniforms, hygiene kits and basic need
items!
If you are a Client's parent or guardian, please contact them!
FOR THE SEVENTH GENERATION
P.O. Box 1739
Taylor, MI 48180
Phone: 313-436-5069
Can help with a wide variety of issues!
&
The FTSG Help Closet
Samaritan Center Annex
11457 Shoemaker
Detroit, MI
For The Seventh Generation's Help Closet is a free “department
store” where Detroit-area child welfare workers and their clients
can “shop” for a wide range of new/gently-used, donated items
for the children and families in their care. At least twice a year,
we also open the Help Closet directly to foster parents during
“Family Days.”
The Children's Center Back To School Bazaar
The Children's Center of Wayne County
70 W. Alexandrine
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-831-5535
Email: eyoung@thechildrenscenter.com Emily Young
Website: https://thechildrenscenter.com
This Center will supply their clients with backpacks
filled with supplies, school uniforms, hygiene kits
and basic need items!
If you are a Client's parent or guardian, please contact them!
BACK-TO-SCHOOL FAIRS OPEN TO MULTIPLE COUNTIES:
Verizon 7th Annual FREE BACKPACK & SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Free backpack with school supplies will be given away on select
dates. One free backpack per child and parents must accompany
child. Please put your zip code into the website above to find your
nearest store! The giveaway is not being held in any of the 6 counties
that this website services for 2020!!
BOOST Mobile Back to School Event
Wireless Shop
4000 Baldwin
Auburn Hills, MI 48326-1221
&
5912 Middlebelt
Garden City, MI 48135
&
14655 Greenfield
Detroit, MI 48227
&
18551 Grand River Ave.
Detroit, MI 48223
&
3805 McNichols
Detroit, MI 48030
&
900 University
Pontiac, MI 48342
Website: https://boostmobilepromotions.com
Score a new backpack and school supplies for your student
at a participating Boost Mobile location during our Back To
School event! No purchase necessary. There will be music,
games and fun for the whole family! Plus, register online
now to win a moto g7 PLAY just in time to keep track of your
kids and their after-school activities
ENTER HERE!
Limit one backpack per family while supplies last. Get there
early, backpacks are limited to first 50 customers.
The 14th ANNUAL RESTORING THE NEIGHBOR BACK
IN THE HOOD BACKPACK GIVEAWAY
2243 Ferry Park
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-474-4444 Register by 7/27/2020 by calling!
Register by 7/27/2020 by calling!Email: yusefbshakur@gmail.com
Website: http://yusefshakur.org/?page_id=131
Entertainment, school supplies, backpacks & food!
18th Annual After-School / Back-to-School / Off-to-College Fair
Being Held At:
The Casino on Belle Isle
1 Casino Way
Detroit, MI 48209
&
The Youth Connection
4777 E Outer Dr
Detroit, MI 48234
Phone: 313-826-7099
Website: www.theyouthconnection.org
The 2019 After-School / Back-to-School / Off-to-College Fair
will feature after-school program providers, schools, colleges,
and many more youth service providers along with food, free
backpacks, books, school supplies, and hours of family fun!
Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan
Operation School Bell Program
P.O. Box 80932
Rochester Hills, MI 48308-0932
Phone: 248-656-0414
Email: alsemich@gmail.com
Website: www.semich.assistanceleague.org
OR www.assistanceleague.org (National website)
Every fall, children in need in the tri-county area receive new winter
wardrobes for school.This includes a new coat, hat, gloves, underwear,
socks, two tops, jeans, voucher for shoes, backpack with book and
hygiene kit. Children are treated to a one-day shopping trip after
being referred by school districts in Wayne, Macomb and Oakland
counties.
Wayne County Back to School Fun Fest
Wayne County Dept. of Public Health
33030 Van Born Corner of Van Born & Venoy
Wayne, MI 48184
Phone: 734-467-3381
Email: ltola@waynecounty.com Lori
Website: www.waynecounty.com
All Completely Free to You
- Hearing and vision testing
- Lead testing
- Dental screenings
- Child ID kits
- Raffles
- Lunch and refreshments
- FREE Kids’ haircuts
- Limited School Supplies
- School Immunizations and school physicals for eligible children*
IMMUNIZATION ELIGIBILITY- 0-18 YEARS OF AGE, UNINSURED,
UNDERINSURED,OR MEDICAID.
The Wellness Plan Medical Centers Annual Family Fun Days!
Phone: 313-932-9447
Email: awilliams2@ wellplan.com
&
Phone: 313-970-1057
There will be back to school supplies, community resources, dental
screenings, immunizations, physical exams and wellness classes
as well as food, fun and prizes!
Held at the following locations:
Northwest Medical Center
21040 Greenfield
Oak Park, MI
&
Gateway Medical Center
2888 W. Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI
&
Pontiac Medical Center
46156 Woodward Ave., Suite A
Pontiac, MI
&
East Medical Center
4909 E. Outer Drive
Detroit, MI
Metro Parent Magazine's 23rd Annual Education Expo
Held At:
Cranbrook Institute of Science
39221 Woodward Ave.
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Phone: 248-645-3200
Website: https://science.cranbrook.edu
•Learn about academic offerings, including school options,
enrichment programs and tutoring resources
•Peruse extracurricular programs
•Interact with children’s health and safety experts,
children’s advocacy groups and others
First 1000 people to PRE-register above receive a free lunch!
Epilepsy Foundation / Helping Students with Epilepsy Succeed Conference
25200 Telegraph Suite 110
Southfield, MI 8033
Phone: 248-351-7979
Website: www.epilepsymichigan.org
The Vista Tech Center @ Schoolcraft College
18600 Haggerty Room 210 A-C
Livonia, MI 48152
Phone: 313-895-2551 To Reserve
Every family that attends will receive a backpack full of school supplies!
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries / Back to School Fair
150 Stimson
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-993-4700
Website: www.drmm.org
School supplies will be given out on first come, first served basis.
Lighthouse Outreach Center (a DRMM facility)
28571 Gratiot Ave.
Roseville, MI 48066
&
Dearborn Track Club / Ford Field
22051 Cherry Hill
Dearborn, MI 48124
SPORTS PHYSICALS FOR METRO DETROIT!
Advantage Health Centers AHC JAMBOREE
1355 Oakman Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48238
- Bounce Houses
- Refreshments
- Back to School Vacinnations
- Free Health Screenings
- Health Insurance Enrollment
- Music
- and more!
Get Your Back to School Physicals 2020
Southgate Medical Clinic / Guidance Center Campus
13101 Allen Bldg. 4 Entrance C
Southgate, MI 48195 Call for an appointment!
Phone: 734-654-2169
Please bring documentation from school if necessary! Sponsored
by the Family Medical Center of Michigan. $20 per physical. You
do NOT need to be a registered patient in order to get a sports
physical.
Popoff Family Health Center Community Health Fair
3031 W. Grand Blvd. Suite 600
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-871-3751
Website: http://www.authorityhealth.org
Free and open to the community. Health screenings and sports
physicals, petting zoo, bounce house, prizes and giveaways.
ACCESS Back to School Health Fair
ACCESS Medical Center
6450 Maple
Dearborn, MI 48126-2259
Phone: 313-216-2238 Assma Khatib
Website: https://www.accesscommunity.org
Offering FREE physicals and immunizations on a first-come,
first-serve basis to all youth, ages 5-18. Bring all school physicals
forms and immunization records with you!
Free Screenings Include:
- Immunizations
- Vision Testing
- Hearing Testing
- Diabetes Testing
- School Physicals
- Blood Pressure Testing
Services Include:
- Vendors / Food Trucks
- Free Haircuts
- Free Dental Exams
- Free Arts, Crafts & Raffles
- Free Backpacks & School Supplies
UNITING THE COMMUNITY IN HEALTH
Detroit Say It Family Health Clinic Health Fair
SAY Detroit Family Health Clinic
211 Glendale Ave.
Highland Park, MI 48203
Phone: 313-758-6100
Website: www.saydetroit.org
- Blood pressure screening
- Diabetes screening voucher
- Mammogram voucher
- Prescription vegetable bag to receive produce from the Bucket
of Rain gardens, supplies nutritional produce year-round for clinic clients
- Back-to-school and sports physicals ***Please make an appointment!
- Backpack with school supplies to the first 250 kids who must
be present with an adult
- Join us for a BBQ at Buckets of Rain's "Big Glen" urban garden,
just across the street
The Wellness Plan Medical Centers Annual Family Fun Days!
Phone: 313-932-9447
Email: awilliams2@ wellplan.com
&
Phone: 313-970-1057
There will be back to school supplies, community resources, dental screenings,
immunizations, physical exams and wellness classes as well as food, fun and prizes!
Held at the following locations:
Northwest Medical Center
21040 Greenfield
Oak Park, MI
&
Gateway Medical Center
2888 W. Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI
&
Pontiac Medical Center
46156 Woodward Ave., Suite A
Pontiac, MI
&
East Medical Center
4909 E. Outer Drive
Detroit, MI
TEAM WELLNESS Community Day
Held At:
Team Wellness East
5309 Mack Ave.
Detroit, MI 48207
Website: www.teamwellnesscenter.com
Health Screenings, community resources, face painting, games, bounce house,
free food and drink!
11th Annual Dentistry from the Heart
Shwedel Dental
25650 Goddard Suite A
Taylor, MI 48180 High School & College Students, Adults
High School & College Students, Adults Phone: 313-482-9061
Website: www.shwedeldental.com
Choice of Filling, Extraction or Cleaning will be performed for those 18 years and older.
Arrive early! Registration starts at 7:45 a.m. Patients will be seen on a first-come, first-
served basis. First 125 patients are guaranteed to be seen!
Urban Neighborhood Initiatives
8300 Longworth
Detroit, MI 48209
Free dental service for kids 3-17 years old, workshops, resource info, connect to food
and emergency resources, raffles, face painting, book giveaway, etc.
NOTE: Many of the Back to School fairs below are ALSO offering different health
screenings and services as well! Be sure to check through all the offerings to
find the screenings you need!
DETROIT AREA INCLUDING HIGHLAND PARK
Mike Morse Law Firm
24901 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 700 Saturday, August 29th, 11am-1pm
Saturday, August 29th, 11am-1pm Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: 855-645-3946
This year we've teamed up with the Detroit Pistons to give away 28,000 backpacks.
Every Detroit Public School student grade K-5 will receive a backpack filled with
Pistons gear and school supplies on the first day of school!
#ProjectBackpack has given over 100,000 backpacks to date, and we will continue
to do so because every student deserves a chance to succeed...and because a good
education, is a SLAM DUNK!
&
2nd Annual Big Tent Backpack Event
Big Tent Backpack Event is Back – With a Twist!
We understand the need for backpacks and school supplies is greater
than ever, but we also understand the need for safety. That’s why we’re
hosting this year’s Big Tent Backpack Event drive-thru style! Just in time
for the start of the school year, Mike Morse Law Firm with some help from
the Pistons will be giving out backpacks filled with school supplies.
&
Where:
Mike Morse Law Firm – Parking Lot
24901 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield, MI 48075
&
Additional Details:
- All vehicles must register at check in order to receive a backpack
- Backpacks given away on first come, first served basis, while supplies last
- Limit one backpack per student ages 5 to 12 years old
- Student must be in vehicle to receive backpack
- Maximum of 4 backpacks per car
- Please do not exit your vehicle
- Staff will be placing backpacks in car trunks
Appearances By:
- Mike Morse
- Detroit Pistons Mascot, Hooper
- Pistons Entertainment Team
4th Precinct Community Police Relations Council
4700 W. Fort
Detroit, MI
Ages 5-13 years old. Free backpack giveaways, rain or ! Drive-thru, wear your
mask and observe social distancing.
Detroit Southwest Pride Back to School Resource Fair
Boyer Park / Vernor & Dragoon
Phone: 313-986-1610
Facebook page:
Winans Academy of Performing Arts
9740 McKinney
Detroit, MI 48224
Come out and enjoy free food, bounce houses, haircuts,
face painters and more!
Back to School Fair
Cesar Chavez Academy East
4130 Maxwell
Detroit, MI 48214
Free food and giveaways, tours of our beautiful school and
for those who haven't enrolled yet, on-site registration.
Annual Back 2 School Bash
Detroit Firefighters
13939 Dexter
Detroit, MI
Free food, supplies, raffles and more!
First Baptist Institutional Church
17101 W. 7 Mile
Detroit, MI 48235
Games, food fun; fully loaded backpacks!
Fun in the SON Back 2 School Rally
Kadesh Baptist Church
20361 Plymouth
Detroit, MI 48228
School supply giveaway-child must be present, health screenings,
video game truck, bounce house, games, face painting, food, etc.
Family Fun Day & Backpack Giveaway
Kemeny Rec Center
2260 S. Fort
Detroit, MI 48217
Phone: 313-224-4248
Free food, live music, basketball games and backpack giveaway!
Back to School Skating Party
LWSC Community Circle & United Faith Deliverance Church
Royal Skateland
5201 Alter
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-327-7898 OR 734-858-8264
Free pizza, and backpacks for the first 100 children filled
with school supplies. Call one of the numbers above to register!
NAACP Back to School, Stay in School!
8220 Second Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-871-2087
Free school supplies for children ages 6-17, fun activities
and resources! First come, first served. Child must be present!
It's Time To Go Back To School!
Hop Ministries Outreach & Christian Women of Glow
6551 Grand River
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-778-4046
Back To School Giveaway!
WRIP'S RESOURCE CENTER Back To School Rally
11000 W. McNichols
Detroit, MI 48221 (parking lot)
School supplies will be given out as supplies last (some
environmental friendly recycled supplies too).
The Plainview Block Club 7th Annual Back to School Rally
Detroit Redford Library
21200 Grand River
Detroit, MI 48219
Games, Food, prizes and limited school supplies.
Praise in the Lot!
Salvation Army / Detroit Temple Corps Community Center
3729 W. Chicago (Corner of Dexter & W. Chicago)
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-897-2914
Praise & Worship from local area choirs as well as School
Supplies Giveaway!
Back 2 School Rally
Faith Redemption Center & The Salvation Army Detroit Grandale Corps.
11325 Montrose
Detroit, MI 48227
Phone: 313-835-3736 Salvation Army
Phone: 313-405-7554 Faith Redemtpion Center
Email: FRCYouthDepartment@gmail.com
- Backpacks
- School supplies
- Giveaways
- Information booths
- Free family fun
Back to School Pep Rally for Health & Wellness
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Center
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-868-1340 Lauren Stovall
Looking to send kids into the new school year feeling motivated
and energized, the Back to School Pep Rally will take place at the
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency Center in
Detroit. The Coalition for Healthy Youth and Families (CHYF) event
will include helpful messaging on underage drinking, opioids, mental
health and wellness tips. Free food, music, haircuts, backpack give-
aways, and school supplies will also be available.
More information can be found on the Eventbrite website.
Free Book Bag and Supplies Rally
First United Church
Detroit, MI
Champion Parents are looking to give Metro Detroit kids all the
supplies they need for the upcoming school year at their Back
to School Rally. Free food, giveaways, activities, and school
supplies for all kids will be available throughout the afternoon.
Back to School With Focus
Meaningful Power Foundation
9151 Fischer (on Corner Field)
Detroit, MI 48213
Email: info@meaningfulpower.org
Free backpacks and school supplies, t-shirts, BBQ, bounce
house, snow cones, books by Rafa Wright. Ages 18 and under,
all parents & guardians are welcome.
Annual Back to School Event & Backpack Giveaway
Historic Little Rock Baptist Church
9000 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-872-2900
Website:
Special free raffle! 3 computers to be raffled off. Also Black
Panther movie viewing!
CHANGE Starts with YOU Community Backpack Drive Giveaway
Held At:
Stoepel Park #1
10401 W. Outer Dr.
Detroit, MI 48223
Phone: 313-515-7040 Andrea
Bounce house, uniforms, backpacks, shoes, haircuts, braids,
food, HipHop Clown, Live DJ, Raffle. Children must be present
to receive supplies.
Transformers Alliance Back 2 School Blast
Transformers Alliance
8801 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Join us for free school supplies, free health screenings, free
family entertainment, free games, free food and more!
Tickets available at www.eventbrite.com
Back to School Celebration & Backpack Giveaway
After Christ Christian Center
3331 Fenkell
Detroit, MI 48238
Phone: 313-863-8790
Free food, games, backpacks and school supplies!
Back to School Book Bag Giveaway
Adams Butzel Recreation Complex
10500 Lyndon
Detroit, MI 48238
Website: www.josephbarksdale.com
Sponsored by Joe Barksdale, NFL Veteran and DPS graduate.
Free book bags and school supplies while they last. School
age appropriate (PreK-12) children must be present to receive
supplies.
Literacy in the Park
McGregor Library Grounds
12244 Woodward Ave.
Highland Park, MI 48203
10 a.m. --Pancake Breakfast 11 a.m. --Start reading to earn tickets
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. STEAM & Other Activities Free and open to the public!!
Prime Youth Program's Free Backpack Giveaway
Joe Dumars
1120 W. State Fair Ave. (entrance right next to the Meijer gas station)
Detroit, MI 48203
- Free Backpack per student
- Free Food
- Bike Raffle
Detroit LIFE CHALLENGE Together 4 Good Rally
17667 Pierson
Detroit, MI 48219
Website: http://lcministries.org
Join our friends at Detroit Life Challenge for their Together
4 Good rally, a FREE family oriented community event. There'll
be food, games for the kids, music and backpack and bike give-
aways. Life Challenge is a wonderful community partner, dedicated
to strengthening the lives of those impacted by addiction and com-
mitted to serving the neighborhoods surrounding them.
HLPO Backpack Giveaway
7133 W. Warren
Detroit, MI
Bounce house, prizes, food & more! 1 backpack per child and child
must attend with parent or guardian.
Back-To-School Neighborhood Rally
Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church
2080 W. Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48208
Phone: 313-898-3325
Website: www.tmbcd.org
School supplies, uniforms, 3-on-3 basketball, refreshments
and entertainment!
2018 Back to School Bash
The Eastside Community Network
4401 Conner
Detroit, MI 48215
Phone: 313-571-2800
Website: http://ecn-detroit.org
Join us as we bring the school year in with FREE school
supplies, food and fun for the family! We will be celebrating
with games, giveaways, special performances, resources,
and more. All attendees MUST RSVP!
Backpack Giveaway
Courage Church
Held At:
Boyer Playground at Vernor & Dragoon
Detroit, MI 48209
We are giving away 500+ backpacks full of school supplies,
free food, games and a bike raffle! All grades.....children
must be present!
11th Annual Family Fun Day & Back to School Rally
St. Suzanne Cody Rouge Community Resource Center
19321 W. Chicago
Detroit, MI 48228
Phone: 313-397-9280
Backpacks & School Supplies
Free Food / Bounce Houses / Vendors/ Clowns / Face
painting and more!
Belt Unto You First Annual Back to School Event
(Hands Are Not for Hitting)
Martz Playfield
11698 St. Patrick & Gunston
Detroit, MI 48205
Email: beltuntoyou@yahoo.com
Website:
Free backpacks, bouncers, etc.
The Dream of Detroit Street Fair
The Dream Center
Near the Muslim Center on Woodrow Wilson & Davidson
Detroit, MI
Spanning two blocks from Waverly Street to Buena Vista
street, the event takes place on Woodrow Wilson. The fair
is a family-friendly event celebrating our neighborhood’s
spirit of community, entrepreneurship, arts and healthy living.
Back 2 School Giveaway MEGA Event
Muslim Family Services & ICNA Relief
12346 McDougall
Detroit, MI 48212-2708
&
Islamic Center of Detroit (Event held at this location!)
14350 Tireman, MI 48228
Website: www.muslimfamilyservices/back2school
This is our MEGA Back2School Carnival!! We will be distributing
backpacks filled with school supplies to low to no income families
with children 18 and under in need. We will also be having fun games,
bounce houses, raffles, face painting, sno cones, and more! Free meal
for children 18 and under! Come out and have fun!!
New Hope Tabernacle Church
20221 Lahser
Detroit, MI 48219
Phone: 313-535-7999
Power Hope & Grace Church
6495 W. Warren Ave.
Detroit, MI 48210
Phone: 313-895-2551
Website: https://www.phgbc.org/#!
School supplies to the first 200 children with a parent or guardian!
- Free haircuts
- Face painting
- Arts & crafts
- Games & prizes
- Vendors
- Free refreshments
- Free drawstring pony & fish tail braids for ages 12 & under
- And much, much more!
MOVIES ON THE GREEN / Resource Fair and Back to School Event
Chadsey-Condon Community Organization
6900 McGraw
Detroit, MI 48210
Phone: 313-361-6377
Website: www.BridgingCommunities.org
Free school supplies for the first 300 children ages 5-14
(child must be present!).
Doors of Success Foundation 6TH Annual Family Fun Day
513560 McNichols Suite #121
Detroit, MI 48205
Phone: 313-224-4841
Website: www.doorofsuccessfoundation.org
Held At:
- Chandler Park / Chandler Park Drive S. of I-94/ Conner Exit
- Free Food & Fun
- Free School Supplies
- & Much More!
12th Annual Cody Rouge Family Fun Day & Back To School Rally
19321 W. Chicago
Detroit, MI 48228
Phone: 313-397-9280
Website: www.codyrouge.org
Free backpacks (youth must be present to receive) with registration taking place
at the event.
FRIENDLY ECO CLEANING Presents a BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT
1761 Sheridan
Detroit, MI 48214
Phone: 313-398-7124
Crafts, School Supplies, School Clothing, Food, Vendor, Raffles, Fun, Gifts
BROTHERS ALWAYS TOGETHER
Gordon Park at the corner of Clairmont & Rosa Parks
Phone: 313-736-8878 Lamont Causey
Free food & beverages, food and games for the kids, live entertainment
and DJ and backpack giveaway with school supplies for Detroit Public
School Students.
Detroit Southwest Pride Back to School Resource Fair
6203 W. Vernor Hwy. (Boyer Park)
Detroit, MI 48209
Phone: 313-574-2153 Liz
Clinton Street Greater Bethelem Temple Church
2900 West Chicago Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48206
Phone: 313-361-1110
Free backpacks and school supplies, food & fun.
3rd Annual Back to School Youth Rally 2017
Transforming Lives Community Training Center
13001 Fenkell
Detroit, MI 48227
Free food, bounce house, school supplies & backpacks,
hair cuts, activities and much more!
Temple of I AM 11th Annual Community Health Fair
4380 Conner
Detroit, MI 48215
Health Resource Fair but also having a School Supply giveaway!
Back to School Clothing Drive
Gifts of Christ Ministries
14550 Gratiot
Detroit, MI 48205
Health & Medical care, book bags, clothing drive!
SLS Detroit Back 2 School Community Day
Clark Park Coalition
1130 Clark Ave.
Detroit, MI 48209
School supply & backpack handout, food, games, painting
& drawing class.100 backpacks given out.....first-come, first-
served! Scholarships will be given out to rising seniors!
Back To School Bash
Clark Park Free Community Event
1130 Clark Ave.
Detroit, MI 48209
Phone: 313-297-2975
Backpack giveaways while supplies last, school uniform
giveaway and more!
Back to School Rally
Berea Evangelical Lutheran Church
18901 Wyoming
Detroit, MI 48221
School supplies, games, health checks and refreshments!
COMMUNITY DAY
Blessed Ground International Ministries
8300 Fenkell (Between Wyoming & Livernois)
Detroit, MI 48238
Facebook:
Backpack & supplies while supplies last, School Uniform vouchers,
Clothing giveaway, Crafts for Kids, Bounce House, food and fun for all!
11th Annual Back to School Health Fair!
Sacred Heart Activities Bldg.
3451 Rivard
(I-75 Mack behind McDonalds)
Detroit, MI 48207
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: HARRIETTE PETERSON
Health screenings such as Vision, Hearing, Dental, Immunizations
(don't forget your immunization record and insurance card!!)
Giveaways and raffles! Student must go through all the health
stations and then will receive a bookbag and school supplies!
Parents and/or guardians MUST be present!
Detroit Community Health Connection Annual Health Fair
Sophie Womack Health Center
7900 Kercheval
Detroit, MI 48214
Phone: 313-921-5500
Sports physicals, immunizations, school supplies, health
screenings, HIV testing, food and more!
Detroit Youth for Christ / "Celebrating Years of Unity"
P.O. Box 6917
1825 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48208
Phone: 734-989-7876
Email: contactus@unitydetroit.org
Website: www.unitydetroit.org
Back to School Skating Jam. Giving away 100 book bags
with school supplies.
Family Alliance for Change End of Summer Bash
3627 W. Vernor Hwy.
Detroit, MI 48216
Loaded backpacks, food, raffles and more!
Family Community Day / Back 2 School Rally & Health Fair
Oak Grove A.M.E. Church
19801 Cherrylawn
Detroit, MI 48221
Phone: 313-341-8871
Website: www.oakgroveame.org
Free Fun, good games, workshops, school supplies
for Pre-K to 12 grade. Book packs & supplies distributed
at the conclusion of the event to children who attend all
workshops.
Detroit Parent Network
Back to School Bash
726 Lothrop
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-832-0617
Website: http://www.detroitparentnetwork.org
Food, fun and back to school supplies for children ages 1-16.
Second Annual Back to School Event
Constructive Minds, LLC
Chandler Park
12851 Frankfort St.
Detroit, MI 48213
Limited supplies, first come-first served. Children must be
present to receive school supplies. Activities for kids, free
food, raffle giveaways and more.
"PRAISE IN THE PARK"
Richard Allen Park (formally Nardin Park)
Grand River & West Chicago
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-350-4890
Free School Supplies, Hair Cuts, Education & Training
Info, Health Resources, Food / Clothing, Ponies, Bouncers
and more!
Back-to-School Fair & Car Show
Faith Tabernacle Church
18548 Hamilton
Highland Park, MI 48203
Phone: 313-535-7999
This is going to be a day filled with fun and fellowship!
There will be everything from free food & games to a
school supply giveaway. On-site there will be mobile
dentist services, immunizations, as well as preventative
care services for all ages.This is a family friendly event!!!!
St. Vincent dePaul's Back-To-School Health Fair
Sacred Heart Activities Building
3451 Rivard (I-75 @ Mack behind McDonalds)
Detroit, MI 48207
For Pre-schoolers through 12th grade--be sure to bring your
sports health forms and immunizations records! For more
information please call Harriette at 313-831-1356.
Back To School Bash
Southwest Solutions
5716 Michigan Ave.
Detroit, MI 48210
Phone: 313-297-1376
Held At:
Clark Park
1130 Clark Ave.
Detroit, MI 48209
Phone: 313-297-2975
Website: www.swsol.org
Backpack giveaways while supplies last, workshops
on Safety/Health/Wellbeing, school uniform giveaway,
bounce house, DJ, face painting, food etc.
Beulah First & Impacting by Backpacking
Beulah First Missionary Baptist Church
4643 Moran
Detroit, MI 48207
This Church along with "Impacting by Backpacking"
will pass out over 200 backpacks among other fun things!
Fun Fest & Back to School Rally
Franklin Wright Settlement House
3360 Charlevoix
Detroit, MI 48207
Phone: 313-579-1000
Email: info@franklinwright.org
Annual Detroit Public Schools Back to School Rally / DPSCD Day
8500 Cameron
Detroit, MI 48211-1209
Website:
Being Held at:
Michigan Science Center / Admission is free all day!
5020 John R
Detroit, MI 48202
Website: www.mi-sci.org/back2school
- On-Site enrollment
- Parent Workshops
- Health Care Screenings
- Free Immunizations
Greater Grace Church / Annual Back to School Festival K-6
23500 W. Seven Mile
Detroit, MI 48219
Phone: 313-543-6000
Website: www.greatergrace.org
Free school supplies for children ages 5-12, haircuts for boys,
Dental, vision screenings & eyeglasses, refreshments, games,
prizes and more!
Institute for Population Health presents Back to School Immunization Fair
IPH North End
9053 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
&
IPH James Couzens HELD AT BOTH LOCATIONS ON
19830 James Couzens
Detroit, MI 48225
Phone: 313-309-9350
Website: www.ipophealth.org
Please bring photo I.D. and your insurance cards but the immunizations
are FREE for eligible families without health insurance.They are also
offering FREE backpacks to the first 100 kids in line. Families can also
sign up for services like WIC, Head Start and pre-Head Start, HIV &
Hepatitis C testing, STD tests, Lead testing and birth control.
Detroit Branch NAACP-DPS-Black Family Development, Inc.
Back to School / Stay in School Education Day
8220 2nd Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-871-2087
Email: info@detroitnaacop.org
Website: www.detroitnaacp.org
Hundreds of students will receive school supplies, food,
and entertainment.
Hartford Memorial Baptist Church
18700 James Couzens
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-861-1300
COMMUNITY BOOK BAG EVENT!
"Ordinary People Changing the World"
1721 Springwells
Detroit, MI 48209
Free school supplies to the first 1000 kids in line with their parents!
Also, food, music, flu shots, bounce house and voter registration.
UNITY Baptist Church
12th Unity in the Community /"The Big Event"
7500 Tireman
Detroit, MI 48204
Kadesh Baptist Church Fun In the Son 2019 Back 2 School Rally
20361 Plymouth
Detroit, MI 48228
Phone: 313-272-7887
Website: www.kadeshbaptistchurch.org
Free food and school supplies, health screenings, bounce house,
water slide and face painting!
Body of Believers Outreach Ministry Annual Back to School
Health & Fun Day
1060 Puritan Ave. (west of the Lodge)
Detroit, MI
Phone:
Website:
School supplies, Laptop raffle, face painting, bouncers, etc.
2019 Back To School Open House
Heard & Taylor Family Funeral Home
1540 W. Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48208
Phone: 313-779-1210
Free backpacks and basic school supplies & food while supplies last.
5th Annual Osborn Neighborhood Parade & End of Camp
Summer Celebration
Matrix Human Services
120 Parsons
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-831-1000
Website: www.matrixhumanservices.org
The Matrix Center's summer camp youth will enjoy festivities
including bounce houses, music, a video game bus, face painting,
sack races, a backpack giveaway and school supplies & more!
Back to School Praise-A-Thon
14550 Gratiot Ave.
Detroit, MI 48205
- Back to school giveaways
- Talent Show (Dancing, Mime, Singing,)
- Clothing Drive (FREE)
- Powerful Words of Encouragement
- Health & Medical Care Companies
- Free Food & Snacks
- Games & Activities for Everyone!!!
Back 2 School Rally
Sharon Community Church
1646 E. State Fair
Detroit, MI 48203
Phone: 248-320-0427
22nd Annual Back 2 School Bash
19483 Lenore
Detroit, MI 48219-4670
Y'all ready for this! August 19th, It's going down! The 21st
Annual Back 2 School Bash with SDM2 Project Education!
This is the day we Moores wait for all year long! There will
be food, games, basketball, volleyball, a video game truck,
a photo booth, a face painter, a HUGE slide, FREE haircuts,
and of course the zip-line! We got some other things cooked
up too, but I'll wait to share that. This is just a taste of the
DOPENESS! Book bags and school supplies for the first 200!
Community Day at Cass Park
2727 Second
Detroit, MI
- Free hair cuts (donations only)
- School supplies
- Giveaways
- Bounce House
- Free performances by "Mysterious" and "Lil Treezy"
- Food Vendors and more!
Glass Tax LLC Back to School Carnival
18505 Plymouth
Detroit, MI 48228
Phone: 313-629-5340
Website: www.glass-tax.com
Backpack giveaway, food and bounce houses!
Back To School Community Street Fair
New Jerusalem Temple Missionary Baptist Church
17330 Fenkell Ave. at Oakfield
Detroit, MI 48227
- Backpack giveaway, ages 5-18
- Video Game truck from noon to 3 p.m.
- Dunk Tank
- Bounce houses
- Many vendors and community organizations!
Children must be present to receive backpacks!
Community Weekend
Victory Community Church
14025 Hubbell
Detroit, MI 48227
Phone: 313-989-1425
Website: https://www.victorychurchdetroit.org
Free haircuts, school supplies, health screenings, and just
too many to list! See website!
ARISE / Back to School
Samaritan Center
5555 Conner Suite 1233
Detroit, MI 48213
Phone: 313-921-1955
Email: info@arisedetroit.org
Website: www.arisedetroit.org
Held At:
Ford Resource Center
15491 Maddelein
Detroit, MI 482015
Phone: 313-921-1955
Health Screenings, giveaways, entertainment, pizza party,
fun and fitness!
YES- Youth Empowerment Summit Block Party and Concert
Held At:
Chene Park
Website: http://bit.ly/ImpactYesTickets
Hosted by Willie Moore Jr. and Darlene McCoy with guest
performances by Deitrick Haddon, Isabel Davis, Griff, Canton
Jones and more! We'll be giving out back-to-school giveaways,
prizes, panels and shopping sprees! Also free hair cuts & health
screenings!The block party starts at 3pm followed by a free LIVE
concert. It's fun and fellowship the whole family can enjoy!
Register above and reserve your FREE tickets
Fisherman's Ministry Head Start Block Party
6900 McGraw
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-933-0300
Health & dental screenings and information / sign-ups
for pre-school programs.
Community Fun Day
OHIO Block (between Grand River & Courtland)
Phone: 313-491-0003
- Backpacks & school supplies for kids ages 5-12
- Health screenings
- Horseback rides
- Train rides
- Photo booth
- Giant slide
Back to School Rally & Enrollment Fair
Northwest Activities Center
18100 Meyers
Detroit, MI 48235
Phone: 313-578-7500
Hair cuts for boys K-8th grade, bounce house, photo boot, music /
DJ, backpacks, raffle prizes such as Detroit Zoo tickets, bikes and
gift certificates.
NCADD GDA Community Street Festival: Back To School Pep Rally For Health
Presented by The Disability Network
2400 E. McNichols
Detroit, MI 48212
Phone: 313-868-1340 ext. 104
Free food, haircuts and school supplies!
2020 Free Community Fellowship Fun Day
Greater Faith Missionary Baptist Church
&
Bridging Success & Friendship
4438 Rosa Parks Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48208
Health checks, mobile dentist, HIV testing, school supplies
to the first 100. Bike & gift raffles.
2nd Annual Backpack Giveaway & Cookout
First Praise Pentacostal Church
19030 W. McNichols
Detroit, MI 48219
Backpack giveaway, food, bounce house, etc.
28th Street Family Life Center
4461 28th
Detroit, MI 48210
Phone: 313-896-2166
Free raffle for backpacks giveaway, zumba lessons, live DJ,
games and health awareness for all!
Stop The Violence Back to School Youth Rally
Captain Jay's Model T Plaza
14124 Woodward
Highland Park, MI
Free food, school supplies, bounce houses & much more!
Sunday Celebration Service & Backpack & School Supplies Giveaway
Greater Works Family Ministries
8530 Joy
Detroit, MI 48204
Join us for our celebration service and giveaway! We will
also be praying for everyone going to school this year.
Limited supplies. Everyone is welcome!
The House of Restoration Church Back 2 School Annual Picnic
Held At:
Hawthorne Community Park
7 Mile and Hawthorne, East of Grixdale
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-919-8656
Free backpacks, food, haircuts school supplies, and more!
St. Paul / Dexter Avenue 8th Annual Community Day!
11359 Dexter Ave.
Detroit, MI 48206
Music, health resources, food, bouncers, school supplies and more!
Annual Community Health Fair
Straight Gate International Church
10100 Grand River
Detroit, MI 48204
Phone: 313-491-8430
- Free Groceries
- Free Haircuts
- Free Health Screenings
- Free Pediatric Physicals
- Free Immunizations
- Free Kids Zone and more!
DPSCD 2019 Back To School Expo
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Philip Randolph Career & Technical Center
17101 Hubbell
Detroit, MI 48235
Fun activities, games, good and giveaways while supplies
last. Partners will provide immunizations, health screenings,
exceptional student education support and more!
Joy Southfield CDC Back to School Bash!
18900 Joy
Detroit, MI 48228
Phone: 313-581-7773
Website: www.joysouthfield.org
We’ll be giving out free school supplies!
We Kare Home Care L.L.C.
Farwell Park off E. Outer Dr.
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-778-9104 Kyra Simmons
We Kare Homecare will distribute backpacks to school-aged
children who need them.
Resource Fair and Back to School Event
Building Communities
6900 McGraw Ave.
Detroit, MI 48210
Phone: 313-361-6377
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