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School backpack and supply giveaway.

2025 Registration:
Call for application dates. Appliation period usually begins in July.

Backpacks will be distributed in early August.

Provides school supplies to families in need for the first day of school.
Provides clothes, shoes, backpacks, and school supplies before the start of the school year. Program available when funding available.
Offers Back to School Supplies to low income children in each of the 7 counties it serves.
Provides school supplies for school aged children in need.
Helps with partial rent/mortgage and utility payments to qualifying individuals.

Backpack/school supplies (Stuff the Bus).

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Mortgage Payment Assistance
School Supplies
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance

Back-To-School Physicals are provided to K-12 students in need by Des Moines University students, under the supervision of licensed clinicians. Services include physicals, dental screenings, vision testing, and immunizations (as needed). No appointment or insurance required. Vaccines will be available for eligible individuals. Translators available at the event. Free backpacks to all who attend!

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General Physical Examinations
School Supplies

Provides free school supplies and book bags in the fall for income eligible students Pre-K through high school in Brown, Pike and Schuyler counties. In some cases fees for extra curricular activities may be covered for income eligible junior and senior high school students.

Contact your local Two Rivers Regional Council office to schedule an appointment for school supplies in July.

One-day book bag giveaway event, held on Saturday, August 11th, 2025. Hours are 12 pm-5 pm.


Held at YouTurn campus (4344 North 34th Avenue) and Skinner Magnet (4304 North 33rd Street).


2,500 free book bags will be given away to K-12 students; no documentation is needed.


Other family activities are offered at the event.

School backpack and supply distribution for grades pre-K-12. Proof of school enrollment for each child is required, regardless of location.

For 2025, distribution is Friday, August 8th through Saturday, August 9th at the following locations:

- The Salvation Army Citadel Corps (3738 Cuming Street, Omaha) - August 8th-9th at 9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-3 pm, or until supplies have been exhausted. Must visit in person for distribution only; backpacks will be distributed in the gymnasium.

- The Salvation Army Kroc Center (2825 Y Street, Omaha) - August 8th-9th at 9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-3 pm, or until supplies have been exhausted. Walk-up distribution only. Enter the Kroc Center campus off of 27th Street (on the east end of the property).

- Westroads Mall (10000 California Street, Omaha) - August 9th at 10 am-1 pm, or until supplies have been exhausted. Drive-thru distribution only. The distribution will take place in the mall's northeast parking lot, just north of JC Penney.

Provides school supply assistance for low income families in August. Backpacks with school supplies will be handed out to all children, whose parents have signed up for distribution this month (applications available at the main office). Must have applications in by July 31, 2025.

Provides clothes, shoes, backpacks, and school supplies before the start of the school year. Program available when funding available.
Offers Back to School Supplies to low income children in each of the 7 counties it serves.

Offers a Back to School Giveaway each August. The program provides free school supplies and backpacks to the K-12 students of the Ankeny Community School District and those who attend school in Ankeny. For giveaway dates and location, or to inquire about donating, please contact Ankeny Schools Community Engagement department at 515-289-3960.

Giveaway location: Prairie Ridge Middle School 1010 NW Prairie Ridge Drive, Ankeny, IA 50023

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School Supplies Donation Programs
School Supplies
Provides donated school supplies for area children.
School district. School supplies may be available by contacting the school.
School supplies may be available to students in need.
School supply and backpack distribution.
Offers Back to School Supplies to low income children in each of the 7 counties it serves.
Offered to low income families who reside in West Des Moines and are in need of back to school supplies. Supply giveaway is in August. Appointments are required. See website for more details.

Provides an annual backpack and grade-specific school supplies drive for K-12 students.

Students must be pre-registered for the supply drive.

For 2025, the registration link will be available July 14th-18th. Applicants must be able to pick up their own backpack on Saturday, August 16th, 2025.

Registration link is on the Lakin Campus Facebook page: www.facebook.com/LakinCampus

Back 2 School Bash - July 26, 2025, 10 am-1 pm. Advance registration is required and tickets cost $5 per child (grades K-5). Bash will be held at the Old MacDonald's Farm and have school supplies, activities, and free food, adults can purchase meals. To register, visit cityofcr.com/schoolbash.

Provides clothes, shoes, backpacks, and school supplies before the start of the school year. Program available when funding available.
Provides clothes, shoes, backpacks, and school supplies before the start of the school year. Program available when funding available.

Offers free book bags, school supplies, and lunches every August. Located at Daniels Park.