Seasonal Support

Back to School Program

We are grateful for the way our community comes together to make sure kids from 4K to college have what they need to be ready to learn. This effort would not happen without financial support and donations from individuals, churches and businesses and the work of our many volunteers! Check back here in May of 2025 to learn how to support the program.

We can accept donations of NEW school supplies from June 1-August 9.

• Backpacks – heavy duty with supportive straps, 32 liters or larger
• Dry erase markers
• Crayola thin or wide markers – 10-pack
• No. 2 pencils
• Pens (blue and black)
• Highlighters
• Composition notebooks – wide and college ruled
• Spiral notebooks – wide and college ruled in assorted colors
• 1-inch binders and binder dividers
• Poly pocket folders without prongs – assorted colors
• Earbuds or headphones
• Loose leaf paper – wide and college ruled
• Graph paper – loose leaf and notebooks
• Crayola colored pencils – 12 pencil pack
• Post-it notes – 3×3
• Ruled index cards – 3×5
• Sharpies (black) – ultra-fine and fine
• Protractors and compasses

Thanksgiving Meals

With your help, WayForward Food Pantry shoppers have the chance to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal, choosing from holiday favorites and ingredients that are traditional to their families, including turkey, stuffing, gravy, pie, collard greens, ham, curry powder, coconut milk, masa harina and wild rice. A donation of $25 can cover the cost of a Thanksgiving meal for a local family.