2026 Back-to-School Health Fair

Contact: Lysette Spartz, Director of Development
Email: lspartz@chicagofamilyhealth.org
Phone: 773-249-9074

Every August, thousands of children across the South Side prepare for a new school year filled with possibility. They dream about fresh notebooks, new classes, and the excitement of seeing old friends. But for many families in our service area, the weeks before the first day of school are filled with stress, uncertainty, and financial strain.

At Chicago Family Health Center, we see these realities every day. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, our mission is to promote health by delivering high quality, accessible primary healthcare that is culturally sensitive, affordable, and responsive to community and individual needs. We serve families who face systemic barriers including low income, limited transportation, unstable housing, food insecurity, and high rates of chronic disease. These challenges affect a child’s ability to stay healthy and succeed in school long before the first bell rings.

The Back-to-School Health Fair was created to remove these barriers. For one day, children receive everything they need to start the school year strong. They get physicals, vaccines, dental screenings, backpacks filled with supplies, free haircuts, hygiene kits, healthy snacks, and the priceless joy of being celebrated by their community. Parents meet CFHC staff who welcome them with respect, compassion, and support they can count on long after the event ends.

2026 Sponsorship Levels

$5,000: Champion for Children

You help hundreds of students receive medical care, school supplies, and resources to begin their school year with confidence.

• – Logo on all event signage and volunteer shirts
• – Premier booth placement in sponsor area
• – Opportunity to distribute branded items at welcome table
• – Logo on backpack distribution and health services stations
• – Opportunity to provide three giveaway or raffle prizes
• – Recognition on CFHC website and social media after the event

$2,500: School Supplies

You ensure children receive backpacks and essential supplies that help them learn with pride.

• – Logo displayed at the backpack distribution table
• – Logo on volunteer shirts Sponsor booth included
• – Opportunity to distribute branded materials
• – Recognition on CFHC website and social media
• – Opportunity to provide two giveaway or raffle prizes

$1,000: Healthy Start 

You support the medical and dental care children need for school enrollment.

• – Logo on the health services station signage
• – Sponsor booth included
• – Opportunity to provide one giveaway or raffle prize
• – Name listed on the CFHC website

$500: Confidence Booster

You help students feel proud and confident on the first day of school with haircuts, hygiene kits and new clothes.

• – Name displayed at the confidence station
• – Name included on event signage
• – Recognition in post-event social media thank-you

In-Kind Donations Welcomed

CFHC gratefully accepts in-kind donations that directly support children and families. In-kind donors will be recognized on event signage and CFHC social media.

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