School Supply Drive For Students In Need Held In Montco

NORRISTOWN, PA — As the 2024-25 school year draws near and huge swaths of young children around Montgomery County remain in need, a massive back to school donation drive has been launched.

The drive, which contributed supplies to more than 700 students in 2023, will continue through Aug. 23.

Montgomery County is organizing the drive.

“As our K-12 students in Montgomery County begin their new school year, they need the right tools to succeed,” Montgomery County Commissioner Jamila H. Winder said in a statement. “As a product of the Norristown Area School District, I’m grateful to our County employees and community members for contributing to this back-to-school drive, so students walking the same halls I once did will be prepared for a new year of learning.”

Backpacks are the item in highest demand. Other supplies needed include:

• Binders
• Pocket Folders
• Crayons
• Colored Pencils
• Flash Drives
• Glue & Glue Sticks
• Highlighters

• Index Cards
• Notebooks
• Loose leaf paper
• Pencils
• Pens
• Erasers
• Rulers

• Wipes & Tissues
• Paper Towels
• Hand Sanitizer
• Combination Locks
• Headphones
• Lunch Bags
• Pencil Cases

Donations will be collected in drop boxes at all county facilities. Locations include:

• One Montgomery Plaza, (lobby and 8th floor), 425 Swede St., Norristown, PA 19404
• Human Services Center, 1430 DeKalb St, Norristown, PA 19401
• Youth Center, 540 Port Indian Rd, West Norriton, PA 19403
• Montgomery County Conservation, 143 Level Rd, Collegeville, PA 19426
• Supervision Services, 408 Cherry Street, Norristown, PA 19401
• County satellite offices
  • Lansdale, 421 West Main Street, Lansdale, PA 19446
  • Pottstown, 364 East King Street, Pottstown, PA 19464
  • Willow Grove, 102 York Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090