The CITYPAK Project is distributing 2500 custom-designed backpacks to homeless people in NYC and surrounding areas this February, bringing the total number of PAKs given away to 15,000 across the U.S.

Inspired by the simple desire to create something that would make life on the streets of Chicago a little easier, businessman Ron Kaplan partnered with the design team at High Sierra, the adventure gear manufacturer, to come up with a high quality backpack.

High Sierra, and a growing list of corporate and individual donors and a variety of non-profit partners, have allowed The CITYPAK Project to distribute the PAKs in a growing list of cities.

More info at www.citypak.org – Photo by CITYPAK