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Academic Success
- Planner and notebooks
- Pens, highlighters, folders
- Study tools and organization resources
Back to home
Special initiative · August – September
College Success Backpack™
Packed for Success. Prepared for Life.
Returning college students need more than school supplies. The College Success Backpack™ equips students with practical tools for academic success, emotional wellness, healthy relationships, self-care, financial responsibility, and resilience all year long — so they're prepared for the classroom and for the real-life challenges that come with college.
Launch goal
Sponsor 8 returning college students
$0 of $1,200
0 of 8 backpacks sponsored · 8 students still waiting. Be the first sponsor.
What's inside
Seven ways one backpack carries a student
Every backpack is packed by hand with tools students actually use — for the semester and for the life happening around it.
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Mental Wellness
- Care Solutions wellness workbook
- Coping skills cards and grounding exercises
- Stress management guide and affirmation cards
- Emotional check-in tracker
- QR code to our digital wellness library
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Self-Care
- Reusable water bottle and healthy snacks
- Hygiene essentials
- Sleep support and wellness products
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Stress Relief
- Stress ball or fidget tool
- Breathing exercises and mindfulness activities
- Coloring pages and creative coping tools
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Healthy Relationships
- Boundary-setting guide
- Healthy relationship checklist
- Communication tips
- Roommate and friendship resources
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Adulting & Life Skills
- Budget worksheet and meal planning guide
- Grocery checklist and laundry guide
- Time management tools
- Campus resource directory
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Encouragement
- Personal encouragement letter from Care Solutions
- Inspirational cards
- Ongoing digital resources and seasonal wellness content
Digital wellness library
Every backpack includes this code — scan it for worksheets, coping tools, videos, and Missouri support any time of year.
Open the librarySponsorship opportunity
Adopt a returning college student
$150 provides one fully equipped College Success Backpack™ — helping a student begin the school year with the tools to thrive academically, emotionally, and personally.
$150
1 student
$300
2 students
$750
5 students
$1,200
All 8 — full launch
For students & supporters
Apply for a backpack or nominate a student
Backpacks are free to students. Applications and nominations are reviewed on a rolling basis while sponsorships last.
Photo gallery
This is what showing up looks like
Moments from Care Solutions outreach — the same hands packing every backpack.
Impact stories
What students tell us
Shared with permission. Names shortened to protect privacy.
“I had my books but I didn't have anything for the rest of it. The wellness workbook is the first thing that ever asked me how I was actually doing.”
“The budget worksheet and the grocery list sound small. They are not small when you have never done this by yourself before.”
“I nominated my nephew and he called me crying. Somebody who did not know him packed a bag for him and wrote him a letter.”
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Still have a question? Call 314-301-9100 or email info@caresolutionsonline.org.