Everyone Home DC Needs Backpacks & School Supplies!
As summer break is approaching for many of our city’s young scholars, it is hard to think about heading back to school–AND that is exactly what Everyone Home DC is doing. Every year, at this time, we begin planning for the next school year and we need your help.
Please join Everyone Home DC and make this year’s Back-to-School Backpack Drive the most successful, yet. Last year, thanks to generous community support Everyone Home DC provided nearly 450 children with backpacks filled with age appropriate school supplies to support them in starting the new school year with the materials they need to be successful. We have a similar goal for this year. Consider running a drive to collect backpacks and school supplies at your work, place of worship, exercise studio, book club OR you can sponsor a child or two individually. Every little bit helps. Below is more information on how to get started, what the needs are, along with when and where to drop backpacks off. Thank you for helping us bring backpacks to children in our community for the upcoming school year!
STEP ONE: GETTING STARTED
Contact Shelah Wilcox at 202-544-3150 or wilcox@everyonehomedc.org to share the number of backpacks you plan to donate and find out if there is an age group you should focus on.
STEP TWO: GO SHOPPING
Purchase new backpacks and school supplies, referring to the DC Public Schools 2019/20 supply list.
STEP THREE: ASSEMBLE BACKPACKS
- Place the school supplies inside the backpack.
- Attach the grade of the student being sponsored to each backpack handle.
- On the side or front of each backpack include receipts and donor information in an envelope to receive a tax acknowledgement letter for your records.
- Please keep copies of your receipts for your records.
STEP FOUR: DROP OFF BACKPACKS
August 12 – August 17
Shirley’s Place DayCenter | 1338 G Street SE
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
If you prefer to support Everyone Home DC by making a monetary donation, you can make a gift on Everyone Home DC’s website.
