MA Center Michigan

2026 Backpack Drive

Jun 1, 2026 12:00am to Jun 21, 2026 12:00am 

 

In Detroit, about 1 in 6 K-12 students face homelessness or housing instability—arriving at school without even the basic tools to learn. The MA Center Michigan organizes an annual drive for Operation Backpack®, a Volunteers of America project. We aim to provide 108 fully stocked backpacks to homeless and at-risk students in Detroit, offering them essential supplies to support their education and well-being annually. These backpacks aim to empower children and help them succeed. Join us in making a positive impact and brightening the futures of these deserving students through your generous contributions.

Since 2023, we have brightened the futures of 270 children.

Join us in making a positive impact. Your generous contributions help us support these deserving students and give them a brighter future.

 Pictures from 2025 Backpack Drive

 

Coordinator
Shreeja Rucker // acm.shreeja@gmail.com

Saturday
Jun
13
11:30am - 1:00pm
We deliver meals to homebound adults in Ann Arbor who are frail, medically compromised, or have a disability that limits their shopping or meal preparation abilities. Volunteers deliver 10-13 meals, taking 1-2 hours to complete a route. Please contact Arun Ganesan //... more ›
Saturday
Jun
13
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Be a part of our spiritual community dedicated towards serving others, sharing in each others joys and challenges, and praying for individual and world peace.  Location: 4201 Ann Arbor Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103  
Saturday
Jun
20
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Be a part of our spiritual community dedicated towards serving others, sharing in each others joys and challenges, and praying for individual and world peace.  Location: 4201 Ann Arbor Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103  
Saturday
Jun
27
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Be a part of our spiritual community dedicated towards serving others, sharing in each others joys and challenges, and praying for individual and world peace.  Location: 4201 Ann Arbor Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103  
Saturday
Jul
04
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Be a part of our spiritual community dedicated towards serving others, sharing in each others joys and challenges, and praying for individual and world peace.  Location: 4201 Ann Arbor Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103  
Saturday
Jul
11
11:30am - 1:00pm
We deliver meals to homebound adults in Ann Arbor who are frail, medically compromised, or have a disability that limits their shopping or meal preparation abilities. Volunteers deliver 10-13 meals, taking 1-2 hours to complete a route. Please contact Arun Ganesan //... more ›
Saturday
Jul
11
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Be a part of our spiritual community dedicated towards serving others, sharing in each others joys and challenges, and praying for individual and world peace.  Location: 4201 Ann Arbor Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103  
Saturday
Jul
18
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Be a part of our spiritual community dedicated towards serving others, sharing in each others joys and challenges, and praying for individual and world peace.  Location: 4201 Ann Arbor Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103  
Saturday
Jul
25
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Be a part of our spiritual community dedicated towards serving others, sharing in each others joys and challenges, and praying for individual and world peace.  Location: 4201 Ann Arbor Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103  
Saturday
Aug
01
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Be a part of our spiritual community dedicated towards serving others, sharing in each others joys and challenges, and praying for individual and world peace.  Location: 4201 Ann Arbor Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103  

Hanuman Chalisa Chating