Backpack Drive

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
GOAL: To provide a backpack full of school supplies to 230 of our Find My Genius scholars enrolled in our summer program! You can be a part of setting them up for success in the 2026-2027 school year.

ITEMS NEEDED per Backpack:

  • School Supply/Pencil Box (plastic)
  • 24-Pack Crayons
  • 1 Composition Notebook - Wide-Ruled
  • 1 Spiral Notebook
  • 1 Box of Pencils - Wood or Mechanical
  • 1 Box of Colored Pencils
  • 1 Eraser
  • 3 Pocket Folders
  • 1 Glue Stick
  • 1 Hand Sanitizer


DROP OFF LOCATIONS:
Simi Valley Family YMCA & Yarrow Family YMCA
Bins are located in the lobbies

You can donate in multiple ways!

  • Entire contents for one backpack
  • Any of the listed items
  • Monetary: check or credit card or card on membership file

The cost of supplies for one scholar is $40.

DONATE ONLINE

*Thanks to a generous donor, we have the backpacks needed for this year.

 

If you have questions, please email them to us at bseverino@sevymca.org.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
 

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To learn more about our Find My Genius Scholars, the recipients of these backpacks, please click on the button below!

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