The Depelchin Children’s Center is holding a school supply drive to gather the supplies the kids need for the upcoming school year. In additon to adoption, foster care, and counseling services, Depelchin also operates a residential treatment center with a school. I’ve been helping out at the Depelchin Children’s Center for a couple of years now and have seen some amazing progress with the kids. It’s a remarkable program. If you would like to help out with the school supplies, you can bring the supplies to the main campus between July 31 and August 4 or you can make a cash donation online.

Depelchin School Supply Drive Instructions and Logistics

Each year, children start the first day of school without the supplies they need to succeed. This year, we want to make sure this does not happen for the hundreds of children at DePelchin Children’s Center.

Starting July 31 and running through August 4, DePelchin is requesting school supplies for our children. Please purchase items from the following list and bring them to DePelchin’s main campus 8 A.M. – 5 P.M.

You may also make a cash donation online. Please choose “School Supply Fund” for your contribution designation.

School Supplies:
Backpacks (mesh or regular)
Fiskar scissors
Elmer’s glue
Crayola crayons (16 or 24 packs)
Crayola markers
Crayola map pencils
Pocket folders
1 subject spiral notebooks
Grades 1-5 composition ooks
#2 pencils
Calculators
Construction paper
Yellow Highlighters
Black and blue pens
Red grading pencils
Pink erasers
Lunchboxes
Rulers
Kleenex
3 ring binders
Notebook paper
Graph paper
Manila paper
Mechanical pencils
School Clothes (children and teens):
Khaki slacks or skirts
Red, white, or navy polo shirts
White tennis shoes
Underwear
White socks