Independence House Backpack Drive – Ends August 17th
Help a child in need to start off the school year right! The Independence House backpack drive is back for a third year and they need your help! Independence House is looking to support the clients of our Child Witness to Violence and Teen Programs as well as children of adult clients in need with much needed supplies for school. Independence House is accepting donations until August 17th.
CALL 508-771-6507
Drop off location: 160 Bassett Lane, Hyannis between 8am-5pm (Mon-Fri)
What can you donate?
- backpacks for all ages
- lunchboxes and/or lunchbags
- pencil cases
- pencil sharpeners
- washable markers
- colored pencils
- mechanical pencils
- pens
- index cards
- 3-ring binders (3″)
- subject dividers
- book covers
- pocket folder sets
- blunt tip and fiscar scissors
- scotch tape
- paper clips
- 12″ rulers
- graphing paper
- tx style calculators
- glue sticks/Elmer’s washable glue
- boxes of facial tissues
- hand sanitizer
- disinfectant wipes
- pocket dictionary/thesaurus
- calculators (plain, scientific, graphing)
- mini-staplers and staples
- staple removers
- white-out
- post-it notes
- protractors
