Friends of Youth Collecting School Supplies

 is now collecting school supplies for homeless and other at-risk children. The items can be dropped off between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the organization's administrative office, located at 16225 NE 87th St., Suite A-6, in Redmond.

Suggested items include:
• Backpacks for preteen and teenage boys and girls
• Spiral notebooks, single subject
• 3-ring binders
• Notebook paper (college and wide ruled)
• Pens
• Pencils
• Erasers (Pink Pearl)
• Highlighters
• Crayons
• Glue sticks
• Rulers
• Colored pencils
• Felt tip markers
• Rulers
• Scientific calculators
• Kleenex
• Memory sticks

Friends of Youth is a non-profit agency dedicated to supporting youth and their families in King and Snohomish counties, and operates New Ground Kirkland, a transitional housing facility. One of five New Ground facilities operated by Friends of Youth, it provides housing and support in education, employment and health care for six young adults 18-21.

For drop-off information, contact Cheryl Schnelle at 425-869-6490, ext. 309, or Cheryl@friendsofyouth.org.