Families on the west side can find free food and back-to-school giveaways at Christian Faith Baptist Church’s upcoming community fair.

The back-to-school event will feature school supplies and backpacks, a food giveaway and other prizes while supplies last. There will also be health screenings and community resources onsite.

The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 1 at Christian Faith Baptist Church, 3626 W. 16th St.

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Mirror Indy reporter Carley Lanich covers early childhood and K-12 education. Contact her at carley.lanich@mirrorindy.org or follow her on X @carleylanich.

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Westsiders can find free food and backpacks at this community fair

by Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy
July 28, 2026

<h1>Westsiders can find free food and backpacks at this community fair</h1> <p class="byline">by Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy <br />July 28, 2026</p> <p>Families on the west side can find free food and back-to-school giveaways at <a href="https://christianfaithbcm.wordpress.com/" data-type="link" data-id="https://christianfaithbcm.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Christian Faith Baptist Church’s</a> upcoming community fair.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1504819758352969&amp;set=a.466305748871047" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1504819758352969&amp;set=a.466305748871047" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">back-to-school event</a> will feature school supplies and backpacks, a food giveaway and other prizes while supplies last. There will also be health screenings and community resources onsite.</p> <p>The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 1 at Christian Faith Baptist Church, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/Byb6wiPJ4j17PVaw8" data-type="link" data-id="https://maps.app.goo.gl/Byb6wiPJ4j17PVaw8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">3626 W. 16th St</a>.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/christian-faith-baptist-church-community-fair-indianapolis-westside-back-school-backpack-giveaway-summer-2026/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=86734&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/christian-faith-baptist-church-community-fair-indianapolis-westside-back-school-backpack-giveaway-summer-2026/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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