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Want to make a difference and have fun doing it? Volunteers are the heart and soul of Operation Back to School.
Volunteer Opportunities coming soon!
Whether you're providing backpacks and school supplies or making a monetary donations, your contributions make a direct impact on the lives of students. Click below to find ways to get involved.
Without your generous support our mission to equip children with that tools they need for success wouldn't be possible. Learn more about sponsorship opportunities below.
Event Day: July 13, 2024
Location: Compass Christian Church
Time: TBD
Every summer before the beginning of the school year, For Our City - Chandler provides thousands of students throughout Chandler with backpacks, school supplies, shoes, socks, underwear, haircuts, and school uniforms through the one-of-a-kind Operation Back to School event.
If you have any questions or are interested in sponsorship opportunities for Operation Back to School 2024, please contact backpackdrive@forourcitychandler.org
Does your organization want to help collect supplies for our 2024 Operation Back to School? Here's how it works:
Does your organization want to help collect supplies for our 2024 Operation Back to School? Here's how it works:
While we are doing this focused donation drive and collection through the end of May to help inform our purchasing for the event, we will happily and gratefully accept donations from June on. Despite all that we collect and purchase, there is always more demand than supply. We would love to reach as many students as we can.
Please reach out if your organization has a unique donation they would like to make that may not fit the parameters of this sign up.
Your contributions will help Chandler students be prepared for the 2024-25 school year.
Donating online via credit card, or Apple Pay is easy.
Volunteers will assist with sorting through school supplies and packing backpacks.
Volunteer dates coming soon!
From guiding families to right location, distributing backpacks, and shoes, to helping with clean-up after, your help is key to making this event possible. Please note: To honor the privacy of students receiving backpacks, we ask that all volunteers participating on distribution day are 18yrs of age or older.
Volunteer dates coming soon!
Are you a local hair stylist or barber that wants to give back to the community? WE NEED YOU! In addition to distributing thousands of filled backpacks, our event helps prepare our Chandler kids to feel confident heading into the new school year. A new haircut is just what they need! Please click the link below to volunteer on the event day. You will treasure this unique way to donate your time and talents to the community.
It takes many hearts and hands to organize this yearly event. Sign up to volunteer on next year's Planning Committee.
After COVID-19 necessitated several years of drive-thru distribution, For Our City - Chandler was thrilled to transition back to an in-person event for the 10th year of Operation Back to School. Compass Christian Church graciously opened its doors to the community as we utilized three separate indoor spaces to distribute backpacks, underwear, socks, and shoes, offered free haircuts, and held a community resource fair. Several Chandler schools also had a spot to connect with their families and pass along important information for the first day of school. Despite the extremely high temperatures, thousands of residents were able to access these amazing resources and feel fully equipped for school. We are grateful to Chandler Fire and Police for helping with heat relief and for the many, many volunteers who kept lines moving, people hydrated, and helped bring smiles to students and their parents. Whether you were there to serve or there to receive services, everyone felt a wonderful feeling of community on the campus.
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