7 Supply Drives To Support This August
Give local students in need the tools to succeed by supporting these back-to-school initiatives.
Though the kids don’t want to hear it, it’ll be back-to-school before you know it, and back-to-school shopping is one of those things you want to get over with fast. To do so, you want to make sure your student has all the tools they need to succeed.
When you’re loading the cart with No. 2 pencils and marble notebooks this month, consider picking up extra school supplies for someone in need. Check out these local organizations that hold school supplies and backpack drives to make sure every child in Morris and Essex counties has what’s needed to flourish academically. Visit their websites for needed items and drop-off times!
- Child & Family Resources Inc., 111 Howard Blvd., Suite 104, Mount Arlington, 973.398.1730
- Essex County Court Appointed Special Advocates, 350 University Ave., Room 784, Newark, 862.754.4600
- Jersey Cares, 290 W. Mount Pleasant Ave., Suite 1320, Livingston
- Market Street Mission’s Project Backpack, 9 Market St., Morristown, 973.538.0431
- Nutley Education Foundation’s We’ve Got Your Back program, 973.667.1884
- Partnership for Children of Essex, 300 Broadacres Dr., 3rd Floor, Bloomfield, 973.323.3000
- Table of Hope NJ, 65 Spring St., Morristown, 973.998.9330
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