STUFF THE BUS – SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE

What is Stuff the Bus?

United Way NCA’s Stuff the Bus campaign provides backpacks filled with grade-appropriate school supplies to middle school students attending our six Community Schools in DC and surrounding counties in Northern Virginia and Maryland.

Our Mission

Education is essential to unlocking a student’s potential and achieving financial success. However, for many families in the National Capital Area, the cost of buying school supplies can be a significant burden. By providing backpacks and school supplies, United Way NCA sets students up for academic success, while increasing the economic opportunity of students’ families.

Are you ready to make a positive impact on a local middle school student? Participate in United Way NCA’s Stuff the Bus campaign for the upcoming 2023-24 school year by providing school supplies to middle schools students in DC and surrounding counties in Northern Virginia and Maryland at United Way NCA’s six Community Schools.

This year, there are three ways to participate:

1. Purchase and donate a gift from our Amazon Wish List
2. Volunteer to stuff backpacks full of school supplies for students at our in-person volunteer event. More details to come!
3. Make a monetary contribution.

If you are a corporation interested in sponsoring this event, volunteering with Stuff the Bus or supporting the initiative in another way, please contact us at CSR@uwnca.org.

Stuff the Bus School Supplies That Will be Donated

Your monetary donation will allow us to fill backpacks with the following supplies to give to students in our community:

• 3-inch binders
• 5-tab dividers
• 3-hole pocket folders
• College-ruled notebook paper
• Composition books
• Pens (black or blue)
• Post-it notes
• Pencils
• Highlighters
• Pencil sharpeners
• Erasers
• Pencil pouches
• Colored pencils
• Earbuds with mics
• Quality backpacks
• And more!

Stuff the Bus 2023

Stuff the Bus 2023—where volunteers come together to pack backpacks full of needed school supplies—is scheduled for Aug. 2, 2023. Sign up to volunteer here.

Sponsors

Stuff the Bus is made possible with the generous support of our sponsors. If you are a corporation interested in sponsoring this event or supporting the initiative monetarily, please contact us at CSR@uwnca.org.

Partners

Interested in hosting a corporate volunteer event to benefit Stuff the Bus or want to get your organization involved in another way? Contact us at volunteer@uwnca.org.