Families can pick up free backpacks and school supplies and connect with local resources at the John Boner Neighborhood Centers’ Back to School Resource Fair.

The event will also have free immunizations and school sports physicals. Families can also learn about community groups such as The City League and the IndyEast Promise Neighborhood.

The resource fair runs from 5-9 p.m. July 30 at the Boner Fitness & Learning Center on the campus of Arsenal Tech High School, 727 N. Oriental 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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Eastsiders can get free backpacks and vaccines at this back-to-school fair

by Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy
July 27, 2026

<h1>Eastsiders can get free backpacks and vaccines at this back-to-school fair</h1> <p class="byline">by Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy <br />July 27, 2026</p> <p>Families can pick up free backpacks and school supplies and connect with local resources at <a href="https://jbncenters.org/">the John Boner Neighborhood Centers’</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1500397048788580&amp;set=a.554042680090693">Back to School Resource Fair</a>.</p> <p>The event will also have free immunizations and school sports physicals. Families can also learn about community groups such as <a href="https://www.thecityleague.org/">The City League</a> and <a href="https://indyeastpromise.org/">the IndyEast Promise Neighborhood</a>.</p> <p>The resource fair runs from 5-9 p.m. July 30 at <a href="https://fitnesszoneindy.org/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTPBrVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFuQTBIZDR3cDJRV212VWtYc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiy-8zRZHKI2KfdA37i0rQkWon7GHqBMeoT2X0OhQOp_rHqTjiVLD89o8_2r_aem_XXPP4Dt-8NKxzIP7r4MPqA">the Boner Fitness &amp; Learning Center</a> on the campus of Arsenal Tech High School, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/bmWvnDYugB1B8myh8">727 N. Oriental St</a>.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-eastside-john-boner-center-back-to-school-resource-fair-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=86275&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/indianapolis-eastside-john-boner-center-back-to-school-resource-fair-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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