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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.

Back to School Giveaway distributes backpacks filled with school supplies for Head Start -12th grade students from low income households. Free supplies for the first 1,500 kids.

GIVEAWAY LOCATION: the 15 DMARC Food Pantries around Polk County will have school supplies to hand out for the bash. Backpacks will be available at the food pantries starting Fall 2025.

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.

K-8 elementary district and includes elementary schools (grades PK/K-4) and one middle school (grades 5-8).

School supplies may be available by contacting the school.
School supply and backpack distribution.
Provides clothes, shoes, backpacks, and school supplies before the start of the school year. Program available when funding available.

Free school supplies and backpacks are available to children in need via the Ramblin' Rose bus, and at the regular Effingham location. The bus travels to towns in the seven-county area to provide the supplies.

School clothing is also available from the bus, or families may choose to receive a voucher and shop for their clothing at Second Hand Rose Resale Shoppe in the Effingham Catholic Charities location.

Offers Back to School Supplies to low income children in each of the 7 counties it serves.
Provides clothes, shoes, backpacks, and school supplies before the start of the school year. Program available when funding available.
Provides a backpack and a set of school supplies for children living in Madison county or going to a Madison county School. These supplies are tailored to the child's specific grade requirements.
School district. School supplies may be available by contacting the school.
Offers Back to School Supplies to low income children in each of the 7 counties it serves.

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

Provides free school supplies for students.
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.

Back to School Bash offers free school supplies for students, grades K-12, that are in need (while supplies last).

For the 2025-26 school year, the Back to School Bash will be held at the John R. Grubb YMCA, located at 1611 11th Street, on Aug 17th, from 2 pm-5 pm. The Bash also provides entertainment such as a sports jamboree, local entertainment, barber and beauty shops and a community resource fair.

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

Offers free school supplies for Jones County families. Families may call the Jones County Family Resource Center to register for the free 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.

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

Provides school supplies for school age children.

Provides funds for a DeWitt County student to attend Richland Community College in Decatur. The student may use the funds for tuition, textbooks, or other costs associated with their education.

Free school supplies and backpacks are available to children in need via the Ramblin' Rose bus, and at the regular Effingham location. The bus travels to towns in the seven-county area to provide the supplies.

School clothing is also available from the bus, or families may choose to receive a voucher and shop for their clothing at Second Hand Rose Resale Shoppe in the Effingham Catholic Charities location.

Provides school supplies to families in need for the first day of school.