Backpacks & School Supplies

Many SOWMA students share one bedroom with their siblings & family members at a family shelter.

A backpack serves as their personal space and “locker.” Our backpacks include the grade-level tools a student needs to succeed in the classroom. Our community of volunteers help ensure students have what they need to succeed.

We would love to have you be part of our mission!

Students received grade-level backpacks at the start of the 2024/2025 academic year

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Backpacks + Supplies Needed

HIGHEST NEED

1. Quality backpacks for students in grades 7 – 12

2. New Books (only) for students grade 6 – 12

3. Pencil Boxes
(preferred size 8.4″ x 5.6″)

4. Ear Buds

- Zippered Pencil Pouches (preferred size 9.5″ x 5.6″)
- Jumbo Pencils
- Crayons — 24 box (preferably Crayola)
- Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils
- Fun Whimsical Pencils
- Glue Sticks
- Blunt Children’s Scissors (must be blunt)
- Large Pencil Sharpeners (with cover)
- Pens (blue or black)
- Washable Markers Broad Tip (8 pack)
- Zippered pencil pouches
Dixon Ticonderoga pencils
Hand sanitizer and face masks
Jumbo pencils and large erasers
Safety scissors for children (must be blunt)
Glue sticks
Large covered pencil sharpers
Blue,red, and black pens
8-pack sets of washable markers
12-pack sets of colored pencils
Flexible plastic rulers
Highlighters
Pack of index cards (100 count)
Square root and scientific calculators
Shiny Pocket folders
Composition notebooks
Doodle pads
Singe subject, wide ruled notebooks
1″ binders and dividers
Crayons and fun pencils

Donate a Book!

Every Backpack is customized according to grade-level and includes an age-appropriate book! Browse through your favorites and select a read that you remember as a child, teen or young adult – and pass it along! We’ll pick up at Buttonwood!