Annual Drives
School Supply Drive
June 29 – August 3
Good Shepherd Housing, the Mother of Light Center, and United Community are collecting NEW backpacks, school supplies, and $25 gift cards to Target and Walmart for the 2025-2026 school year.
Please bring your donations to the special bin for school supplies donations. Thank you for your support of students in our community! Full list of needs:
Writing Tools
- #2 Pencils (sharpened)
- Mechanical pencils with lead
- Pencil Sharpeners with covers
- Pens (blue, black, red, and green)
- Crayola Markers (thick or thin)
- Crayola Colored Pencils (12 count)
- Zippered Pencil Pouches with grommets
- Pink & White Bar Erasers
- Dry Erase Marker packs (chisel tips)
- Yellow Highlighters
Paper and Notebooks
- Marbleized Composition Notebooks (wide and college ruled)
- Spiral Notebooks (wide-ruled)
- Loose Leaf Paper
- 5 or 8 Subject Divider Tabs
- Pocket folders
- Pocket folders with prongs
- 3 x 5 Index Cards
- 3 x 3 Post It-Notes
Other Supplies
- New Backpacks (no wheels)
- $25 gift cards to Walmart or Target
- Scissors (blunt or sharp)
- Glue (clear sticks and bottles)
- Scientific Calculators
- Compass & Protractors
- Rulers (with inches and centimeters)
- Earbuds / Headsets
- 2 GB Flash drives
- Combination locks
- Clorax Disinfecting Wipes
- Tissues
Good Shepherd hosts annual drives including: the Mother’s Day Cradle Project (May), the School Supply Drive (August), and the Giving Tree (December). Donations go to our local non-profit community partners to serve those in need. Volunteers promote the drives and deliver donations to the different non-profits.