Back to School drive benefitting Treehouse
As part of our commitment at HSA to giving back to our community we will be hosting several community service events throughout the season. Our first event will be a backpack/school supply drive benefitting Treehouse. This drive will run August 1-16 and all items will be dropped off at Treehouse on August 18.
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Treehouse supports youth in foster care throughout Washington through programs that provide material needs like clothing and school supplies, fund extracurricular and school activities, and provide individualized coaching and support for academic success and the transition to adult independence. The start of a new school year can be a particularly challenging time for youth in foster care, many of whom are starting the year in a new city or school. This back to school season, Treehouse will work with thousands of youth across the state, providing high quality school supplies, clothing, and identity-developing experiences that every youth deserves. Treehouse is in urgent need of backpacks and school supplies for the upcoming year, so this is what we will focus on.
Please have all items collected and ready for pick up sometime the week of August 12th - all items must be picked up by August 16. Pick up can be coordinated with Ashley (contact info: cell 206-228-7204, email [email protected]). Please direct any questions or concerns to Ashley.
Note: you can also purchase items online at https://www.dreamlist.com/of/treehousestore
Items needed
Backpacks - all backpacks and supplies must be NEW, durable, and have a laptop pocket. Popular brands include Carhartt, Nike, Adidas, and JanSport.
School Supplies:
All items must be new.
High School:
Large three ring binders
Dividers
2 pocket folders
College ruled paper
White graph paper
Mechanical pencils and lead
Pens and Pencils (#2)
Highlighters
Sharpies
Scissors
Ruler
3x5 index cards
Middle School:
Headphones
Pens
#2 pencils
Colored pencils
Highlighters
2-3 subject wide ruled spiral notebooks with pockets
Composition notebooks
College or wide ruled notebook paper
White graph paper
Post it notes
Basic calculator
Elementary:
Composition notebooks
#2 pencils
Highlighters
Fine, let tip markers
Pencil pouch
Crayons- 24 count
Box of washable markers
Colored pencils
Expo markers
Glue sticks
Tissues
Clorox wipes
Hand sanitizer