Enter The Mobile Unit

1 June 2022:

Hello All!

When people drive throughout Chicago (and just about any major city in America) you will run into someone who is living on the street. In most cases, people will either look past them and do nothing or give the spare change in their console or in their pocket. Without thinking, we drive past so many people that need help and we don't even think about it; enter The Mobile Pack. In the past two months during our test run, we've been able to help nearly 100 people on the streets throughout all of Chicago through our first iteration of the mobile initiative.

The Mobile Pack will be our pool of volunteers who wish to help our cause but cannot hit the streets on foot for whatever reason. Volunteers will be given our new aid packs and will receive an assignment within a neighborhood they live in or frequent and will pass out packs during their commute to and from wherever. Volunteers will then check in with our Assistant Director to log where they went and how many people were helped.

If you're interested in volunteering for this unit, please contact Stephen Dakota at stephen@thebackpackoperation.org or John King at john@thebackpackoperation.org for more information.