Help Get Their School Year Started Fully Equipped!
** All supplies must be received by Tuesday, Aug. 11 **
Last year, HFS and our community helped 306 children get their school year off to a successful start with free school supplies! The School Supply Assistance program is available for families living in and students attending school in ISD 200. If you'd like to help, please consider donating NEW school supplies or share a gift to help with supplies. Any gift makes a difference in supporting local youth and families!
Drop donations off at the HFS Donation Center: M-F 9AM-4PM | Sat 10AM-3PM
All supplies must be received by Tuesday, Aug. 11
Most-Needed Items
These items are especially helpful to support middle and high school students:
- Middle and high school large, durable backpacks, no wheels
- 2-inch three-ring binders (white with pockets)
- 2.5-inch D-ring binders (white with pockets)
- TI-30XIIS calculators
- TI-30XS calculators
- 8-tab and 10-tab dividers
- Plastic pocket folders, rainbow colors
- Wired headphones (over the head - no earbuds)
Also needed*:
- Elementary school backpacks large enough for snowpants; no wheels
- 1-inch three-ring binders (white with pockets)
- Black dry erase markers
- Colored pencils
- Wide-ruled composition notebooks
- Glue sticks
- Wide-ruled loose leaf paper
- Wide-ruled spiral notebooks (yellow and blue)
- College-ruled loose leaf paper
- Markers
- Pencil pouches
- Whiteboard erasers
*Please note that this list may change as donations are received.
View/print the complete list of supplies needed.
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Share a Gift
Donations are welcome and appreciated to help offset costs of this important program. Gifts received by July 31, 2026, make an even greater impact with a proportionate MATCH through the Open Your Heart Summer Challenge!
Community Partners Kit
Help share messaging on donating school supplies and reaching local families who may benefit from the assistance program. You can also help by following HFS on social media, sharing posts, and staying in touch through The Dish eNews. Together, help and hope happens!
Register a Donation Drive
Thank you for your generosity in hosting a school supplies donation drive! Completing the form below helps us plan for all of the incoming generosity to better serve our neighbors and support you as a valued Help and Hope community partner. For questions or assistance related to drives, contact:
Emma Realing, Development and Events Coordinator
emma@hastingsfamilyservice.org | 651-437-7134 Ext. 113
