Reconnection tool
Sponsor the backpack that starts the conversation.
$50 provides a weather-ready 60L backpack for someone living unsheltered.
Help provide a weather ready 60L backpack built for years of daily use for someone living unsheltered.
Backpacks are distributed during live street outreach across the country.
Every donation helps prepare for the next outreach.
Every Sponsored Backpack Provides:
- Weather Ready 60L Storage
- Years of daily use
- A reason to start a conversation
- Dignity on the move
Every backpack also creates a chance for dignity, conversation, and reconnection.
Reconnection is the mission. The backpack is how we start the conversation.
Our impact
3,500+
Backpacks Distributed
60+
Reconnection Searches Requested
10+
Families Reconnected
25+
Cities Reached
$355,780+*
Potential Annual Community Cost Impact
Represented by 10+ Reconnected Families
*Estimate based on 10+ families reconnected multiplied by the National Alliance to End Homelessness' cited average taxpayer cost of $35,578 per year for a chronically homeless person. Not a guaranteed savings claim.
REAL IMPACT
See what your sponsorship helps make possible
Every message backpack is more than storage. It gives someone visibility, dignity, and a way to share a message while they wait for reconnection.
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Sponsor a backpack now
$50 sponsors one backpack. Pick your level and complete checkout on Zeffy.
For larger gifts, Zeffy may ask you to type the amount into the custom donation box.
- $50Sponsor 1 Message BackpackSponsor
- $150Sponsor 3 Message BackpacksSponsor
- $500Sponsor 10 Message BackpacksSponsor
- $1,000Fund a Reconnection PushSponsor
- CustomGive a Custom AmountGive a Custom Amount
Prefer another amount? Choose Custom Amount and type your gift into Zeffy.
Monthly Sponsors Keep Backpacks On The Streets Year Round
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Want to understand how reconnection works?
Learn more about our reconnection process.
Will U Help is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Help carry someone’s story home today.
One backpack. One message. One chance at reconnection.
Many people living unsheltered still have someone who loves them. They just no longer know how to reconnect.