Back to School

Donation Drive

Brown Hope is hosting a Back to School Donation Drive this summer to help students in our neighborhood have the supplies they need by the first day of school. The theme of this year’s campaign is Youth Educated & Empowered To Thrive, because we believe every child deserves access to quality education.

This is a grassroots campaign, and we need your support! Local businesses will be hosting donation bins —between Monday, July 20th and Wednesday, August 19th— where neighbors can deposit items like backpacks, folders, pencils, and erasers. We’ll be distributing the collected supplies at community events on August 20th and August 22nd.

Here's How You Can Support

1. Drop Off School Supplies at one of these Collection Boxes

• Me Fitness (4943 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97211)
• Artist and Craftsman Supply (2906 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97217)
• Nalu Kava Bar (722 N Sumner St, Portland, OR 97217)
• Columbia Art and Drafting Supply (1515 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214)

2. Shop at Our Back to School Wish List

3. Make a Financial Donation Online

Items Requested

• #2 Graphite Pencils
• Colored Pencils
• Composition Book (one subject, wide ruled, black)
• Socks
• Snacks (Granola Bars, Chips, Trail Mix, etc.)
• Backpacks
• 1 inch 3-ring Binder
• Wide ruled spiral notebooks (one subject, solid color)
• Crayons
• Colored Markers
• Kleenex tissues
• 2-pocket folders
• Highlighters
• Glue sticks
• Hand Sanitizer
• Lotion
• Scissor
• Lined Paper
• Erasers
• 12 inch ruler with centimeter markings
• Scotch Tape
• Index Cards
• New Childrens shoes (All Sizes)