Annual School Supply Drive

Drop off your donations until July 31

Last year, with your generous support and the assistance of local social workers, we distributed over 75 backpacks, and countless lunch boxes, water bottles, and graphing calculators to dozens of families. Please help make our drive a success once again!

Donations requested:

• New or gently used backpacks (priority: middle and high school) and lunchboxes

• New noise-canceling headphones

• New or gently used water bottles

• New or gently used graphing calculators

• $25 gift cards to Star Market, Target, Marshalls, TJMaxx, or Amazon for the purchase of school supplies and clothing

Please do not donate items with monograms or company-specific logos.

How to deliver:
1.  Drop items to the Auburndale Community Library, 375 Auburn Street, Auburndale

2.  Drop items to all Village Bank locations (Mon–Fri 8am–4pm; Sat 9-Noon)

• 307 Auburn Street, Auburndale

• 332 Walnut Street, Newtonville

• 89 Wyman Street, Waban

• 411 Watertown Street, Nonantum

• 1369 Washington Street, West Newton

• 720 Beacon Street, Newton Centre

• 56 Winchester Street, Newton Highlands

• Corporate Office, 320 Needham Street, Suite 200 (dropoff Mon-Fri only)​

 

3.  Drop items to The Street Chestnut Hill at the following stores:

• Hummingbird Books

• Arc'teryx

• The Half Cookie

4.  Purchase items from our Amazon wish list

Need school supplies?
Email us at newtonneighborshelping@gmail.com

Drive held in collaboration with the Auburndale Community Library, The Village Bank, The Street Chestnut Hill, and Service Stars