Fort Wayne Community Schools 2022 Block Party

FWCS BLOCK PARTY

We are excited to host our annual Back to School Block Party Saturday, Aug. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Bill C. Anthis Parking Lot located at 1200 S. Barr St.

There will be community partners, vendors, food trucks, activities, music and more. 

Register in advance to pick up a free backpack filled with school supplies. Supplies are limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis. Backpacks are for Fort Wayne Community School students only and the student must be present at the Block Party to receive the backpack. 

 

Vendors

The following will participate in the FWCS Block Party

Community Partners

  • Super Shots - Vaccine Clinic
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Boys & Girls Club
  • Bowen Center
  • Girl Scouts
  • Boy Scouts - Pinewood Derby
  • Familia Dental
  • State Farm
  • The Literacy Alliance
  • Turnstone
  • Brightpoint
  • The MindCAP Center
  • GiveHear - Hearing Screenings
  • Fort Wayne Mad Ants (meet their Mascot)
  • The Junior League of Fort Wayne
  • Josiah White’s Foster Care
  • Tobacco-Free Allen County
  •  Allen County Drug & Alcohol Consortium, Inc.
  • PBS Fort Wayne
  • StepStone Family & Youth Services
  • project.me
  • Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
  • RemedyLIVE
  • The Rescue Mission
  • Courageous Healing
  • Lutheran Social Services
  • Unity Performing Arts Foundation
  • SCAN, Inc.
  • Stop Suicide Northeast Indiana
  • Parks & Rec Community Youth Centers
  • FW Museum of Art
  • Amani Family Services
  • The Journey
  • Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
  • Habitat for Humanity

Food Trucks

  • Whip & Chill
  • King Arthur’s Trolley
  • Chow Down
  • One Love
  • Kona Ice

Activities

  • Face painting
  • Bouncy Houses
  • Music
  • Games
  • Mascots
  • Temporary Tattoos
  • Photo op (Large FWCS Sign) with puzzle

FWCS/F.A.C.E. Information

  • K-12 College & Career Readiness
  • b Instrumental
  • Health & Wellness
  • Security
  • Helen P. Brown Natatorium
  • Nutrition Services
  • Textbook Assistance
  • Human Resources/Talent Acquisition
  • Transportation
  • Families in Transition
  • Student Services

Colleges & Universities

  • Purdue Fort Wayne
  • Indiana University Fort Wayne
  • Indiana Tech
  • University of Saint Francis
  • Manchester University