Opportunity Details
2026 Backpack Drive for Kindergarten Kids
Family Services of Westchester is collecting backpacks filled with school supplies for Head Start program graduates! Each kindergarten-bound child will receive the readiness tools they need to prepare for their big transition in the fall.
Items needed:
- Small backpacks
- Colored pencils
- Construction paper
- Crayons
- Glue sticks
- Filled pencil case
- Blunt scissors
- Washable markers
- Kindergarten writing paper
Stuffed backpacks should be delivered by June 18 to ensure that children receive their supplies before the school year.
Family Services of Westchester's Head Start/Early Head Start program is a federal government program that was created in 1965 to give preschool children from low-income families a "head start" on their readiness for elementary school. This program provides services and support focused on early learning and development, health, and family well-being for low-income households for children from birth to age 5.
Children & Youth Education
Families, Low-Income Communities
Collecting, Sorting & Packaging,Donations & Drives
Age Minimum (with Adult): 10+, Minimum Age:16+
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