Back to School Supply Drive

Now through August 7, 2026

Ready… Set… Learn!

Hope’s Front Door is gathering NEW school supplies so that children (elementary through high school) are prepared and equipped to succeed on Day One!

How Can YOU Help?

  • Backpacks (elementary)
  • Large Backpacks (middle/high school)
  • 3-Ring Binders (1″ preferred)
  • Loose Leaf Paper (wide & college ruled)
  • Spiral Notebooks (wide & college ruled)
  • Composition Notebooks
  • Pocket file folders (all colors-plastic preferred)
  • Fiskars Scissors (sharp tip) especially those for older students)
  • 12-ct. Colored Pencils (Crayola brand preferred)
  • Pencils (#2, Ticonderoga preferred)
  • Pencil Sharpeners
  • Pencil pouches & pencil boxes
  • Mechanical Pencils
  • Erasers (Pink Pearl preferred)
  • Broad Tip Markers (Crayola washable)
  • Fiskars Scissors (sharp tip, especially larger ones for older students)
  • Dry Erase Markers
  • Broad Tip Highlighters
  • Pens (red, blue)
  • Glue Sticks (Elmers or Scotch preferred; also purple washable)
  • Post-It Notes
  • Ruled Index Cards
  • Rulers (plastic)
  • Crayons – 24-pack (Crayola preferred)
  • Calculators (TI-30X11s or TI-34 preferred)
  • Glue Bottles (washable Elmers preferred)
  • Soft Side Lunch Boxes
  • Small packs Kleenex
  • Hand Sanitizer

Deliver Donations to:
Hope’s Front Door
1047 Curtiss Street, 6th Floor
Downers Grove, IL 60515

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