Homeless Care Bags – Event Planning Guide (PDF)

Help your church turn compassion into action with this simple, practical guide for hosting a “Homeless Care Bag” making party.

This step-by-step resource walks leaders through planning a hands-on service event where children, families, and adults assemble care bags that can be kept in their cars and shared with someone experiencing homelessness when they encounter them. The goal is to make the project simple, accessible, and community-centered, allowing participants to practice generosity in everyday life.

his activity works beautifully for children’s ministry, youth groups, mission teams, intergenerational gatherings, or church service projects.

What This Resource Helps You Do

✔ Plan and host a Homeless Care Bag Making Party
✔ Organize supplies and prepare volunteers ahead of time
✔ Set up a smooth assembly-line style event that allows many people to participate
✔ Include handwritten encouragement cards from children
✔ Create a local resource card so recipients know where to find additional help
✔ Encourage participants to keep a bag in their car to respond with kindness in everyday moments

What’s Included

This downloadable PDF guide includes:

Instructions for determining how many bags to prepare

Suggested care bag supply list (socks, snacks, hygiene items, water, etc.)

Guidance for creating local service resource cards

Instructions for preparing children’s greeting cards

Tips for organizing supplies ahead of the event

Easy assembly-line setup instructions

Leader reflections to help participants connect the project to faith and compassion

Perfect For

Community Vendor Fairs

Intergenerational ministry

Service learning projects

Children’s ministry mission events

Youth group outreach activities

Church service days

Small group mission projects