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Books For Youth
The Indianapolis Colts are committed to providing backpacks filled with age-appropriate books to foster child and underserved youth in the State of Indiana.
In 2006, the Indianapolis Colts partnered with child serving agencies to create the "Books for Youth" program, presented by Cargo Services, Inc. Through this program, the Colts and child serving agencies throughout the state work to provide every foster child in Indiana with their own personal library of books to call their own.
On any given day throughout the State of Indiana there are over 3,700 children in foster care and too often they leave their belongings behind when they move. The Colts and Cargo Services wanted to change that by helping place age-appropriate books in a backpack for foster youth and young adults.
In 2024, we reached a milestone of over 10,000 backpacks distributed to the hands of foster youth through the Books for Youth program. Below are some ways you can help us continue our mission of providing all youth in Indiana with a backpack filled with books to read and call their own.
Books for Youth presented by Cargo Services, An OIA Global Company
The Indianapolis Colts are committed to provide backpacks filled with books to foster children and underserved youth in the State of Indiana.
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
Cargo Services, an OIA Global Company, is headquartered in Indianapolis and provides comprehensive import and export solutions by land, sea, and air, along with customs brokerage, warehousing, and distribution services. Backed by a tenured and trusted team with more than 700 years combined industry experience, Cargo Services has built lasting relationships with customers and logistics professionals across more than 80 countries. The company is known for its "3-C Culture" of being customer focused, delivering creative solutions, and remaining community driven.
Cargo Services has proudly sponsored Books for Youth in partnership with the Indianapolis Colts and foster-child serving agencies for more than 16 years. As part of OIA Global's worldwide network, Cargo Services combines its longstanding expertise and customer-first approach with the resources and global reach of a leading supply chain management company serving clients across 30+ countries. For more information, visit www.oiaglobal.com/company-news/acquisition-cargo-services/.