The backpacks and supplies will be donated to Drake Elementary School.

• Dry Erase markers
• Notebooks
• Index cards
• Kleenex
• Folder
• Pencils
• Crayons
• Scissors
• Pens
• Backpacks

The backpacks and supplies will be donated to Canterbury School.

• Folder
• Headphones
• Tissues
• Supply box
• Spiral notebook
• Composition notebook
• hand held pencil sharpener
• Binder
• Scissors
• Erasers
• Tabbed dividers with pocket folders 1 1/2 – 2 Inch 3 ring
• Binder
• Red pens
• Gym shoes
• Lunch boxes

The backpacks and supplies will be donated to Grafton Food Pantry and FISH Food Pantry.

• #2 pencils, Pink erasers
• 24 count Crayola crayons
• Washable markers
• Pocket folders with and without prongs (various colors)
• Pocket only folders (various colors)
• Child scissorsNotebook paper (wide rule
• Plastic shoebox container w/ lid
• Backpack
• Gym schools
• Wide rule spiral notebooks, 3×5 100 count ruled index cards
• Red/blue/black pens, Highlighters (various colors)
• 3-subject notebooks
• 3×3 post-it notes, Glue sticks
• 1” and 1.5” three-ring binders
• Scotch tape with dispenser
• TI-30X IIS and TI-34 calculators
• Graph paper
• Ruler, Protractor
• Kleenex
• Hand sanitizer
• Hand sanitizing wipes
• Ziploc (quart and gallon)
• Paper towels
• Hand-held pencil sharper
• Watercolor paint set with brush

The backpacks and supplies will be donated to Drake Elementary School in Chicago.

• Dry Erase markers
• Notebooks
• Index cards
• Kleenex
• Folder
• Pencils
• Crayons
• Scissors
• Pens
• Backpacks

This July, the South Barrington campus will be challenging every household to donate one backpack, with the goal of collecting 2,022 backpacks for the 2022 school year.  In addition, we’re asking families with kids to donate one pair of new gym shoes.  At the end of July, the Care Center will be transformed into a back-to-school event where we’ll welcome thousands of students through our doors to receive a new backpack, fill it with supplies, and choose a new pair of gym shoes.  In addition, we’ll be providing free back-to-school haircuts, bouncy houses, food, activities, and fun.

Need a backpack?

Click here to register to attend our event and receive a backpack & more.

Volunteer Info

Interested in volunteering? We can’t pull off this event without you! Sign up to serve at the Care Center’s 4-day Backpack Bash and be part of spreading dignity, hope, and joy to our community.

The backpacks and supplies will be donated to Twain Elementary School.

• Markers
• Crayons
• Glue
• Glue sticks
• Dry erase markers
• Pens
• Highlighters
• Clipboards
• Kleenex
• Clorox wipes

This July, the Wheaton campus will be partnering with People’s Resource Center. You can either purchase supplies online through the links on their page or you can drop them off supplies directly off at their Wheaton or Westmont Offices.