Interfaith Social Services
School Backpack Drive
Help local students start off on the right foot in September!

Our food pantry serves about
500 school-age children each month. We are hoping to collect enough school supplies and backpacks to help all of them be prepared for the start of the new school year.    
 
We are asking for pre-packed backpacks, rather than individual supplies. Two types of backpacks are needed - one for grades K-5 and another for grades 6-12.   

Backpack distribution will start on Friday, August 1st. Therefore, all backpacks with supplies will need to be dropped off at our office by
Friday, July 25th.
 
 
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School is just letting out, why is Interfaith sending an email about school supplies now?  Because we only have a few weeks to make sure that we'll have enough backpacks to help all of the children who will visit our food pantry throughout the month of August when backpacks will be distributed.

 

Please consider small child with backpackdonating a backpack full of school supplies, or make an online donation to support this effort.

 

ALL backpacks should include: loose leaf paper, spiral notebooks, 2 pocket folders, #2 pencils and pink pearl erasers

 

For the grades K-5 backpacks, we suggest including: washable markers, crayons, glue sticks and safety scissors

 

For the grades 6-12 backpacks, please include: calculators, index cards and pens

 

Please label each bag by grade level to expedite the distribution process. We suggest using Avery address labels or marking tabs as the easiest way to do this.

 

If you have questions or would like to participate, please contact Steve Larsen at slarsen@interfaithsocialservices.org or call him at 617-773-6203 x19. 

      

Thank you so much for your support!

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...one of the South Shore's most popular centers for volunteering and community engagement. Many individual, corporate, faith community and school volunteer opportunities are available. Programs include: 

  • The Pantry Shelf: serving thousands of hungry South Shore residents each year. One of Greater Boston's largest food pantries. 
  • HomeSafe: homelessness prevention for hundreds of local families every year
  • The Learning Pantry: educating food pantry clients about vital life skills
  • Harvest Helpers: a community gardening initiative to supply food pantries with healthy food
  • Career Closet: outfits low-income job seekers with free professional attire
  • New Directions Counseling Center: mental health counseling for adults, children, couples, and families. Accepting most forms of health insurance, as well as offering a sliding scale fee for those without coverage.   
  • Bureau Drawer Thrift Shop: a boutique-style shop, open to the community, and operated entirely by volunteers. All sales benefit Interfaith's programs.

Contact us today and become part of a organization that is helping our neighbors in need.

 

For more information, please call 617-773-6203 or visit InterfaithSocialServices.org