For more than 15 years, while kids have enjoyed the height of summer abandon, neighbors and friends of the LCEC have organized a school supplies drive. Adult and youth volunteers sign up students, collect donations, pack bags of school supply staples, and make sure those bags get to more than 300 young people from nearby neighborhoods.
Program Information
- Registration is from July 1st-31st each year & backpacks are given out in early August
- Backpack & school supplies giveaway is for students K-12 living on the west side of Madison
- Eligible Zip Codes: 53711, 53719, 53717, 53705
- Families who are registered with Middleton Outreach Ministry’s (MOM) school supplies program may not register for the LCEC’s program
To Donate:
- Drop off NEW supplies at the LCEC
- Donate online here
To Register:
- Registration is open from July 1 – July 31 every year
- Families can register online here
- Families can register over the phone at 608-833-4979 ext.204
- Families can pick-up & drop-off a registration form in the LCEC mailbox or office at 55 S Gammon Rd Madison, WI 53717
- Families can mail in or email in (to shawn@LCECmadison.org) a registration form
- Families will be contacted the first week of August regarding if they will receive supplies
Picking-up Backpacks & Supplies:
- Backpack pick-up typically happens the second week of August, but this can change from year to year
- Families will be asked to provide identification, a utility bill or a medical card to verify their address at pick-up
Questions?
Contact Shawn Walker at 608.833.4979 x204. Thank you!
