School may be out for summer, but it’s not out forever! Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) has kicked off our annual Back-to-School Drive, and we're seeking the help of the local community to provide the necessary resources to ensure a good school experience for the children in our programs.

While most of our community's children have new clothes and backpacks filled with all the supplies they need to succeed, thousands more still need the basic clothing and supplies we tend to take for granted. Some must make do with worn, hand-me-down clothing and arrive at school empty-handed and embarrassed as school supplies new clothes are luxuries many of our children don’t have.

How you can help:

Ready to participate? Here are a few suggestions:
- Be a collection site for donated items.
- Host a donation drive.
- Purchase or collect gifts from the Back-to-School wish list.
- Make a financial or gift card contribution to CHS. We will do the shopping for you!

If you are interested in supporting the back-to-school drive, please fill out our Back-to-School drive form and return it to ellen.boczarski@chsfl.org.

Wish List:
- Clothing (solid polo shirts with no graphics and solid-color pants)
- Shoes
- Backpacks
- Lunchboxes
- Pencils and pens
- Crayons
- Glue
- Rulers
- Notebooks
- Pocket folders
 

Drop-off sites:

 
Gainesville office                               
605 NE 1st Street          
Gainesville, Fl 32601
 
Cloud 9 Spa Salon
6500 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32608 
352.335.9920
       
Ocala office
11 N Magnolia Ave.  
Ocala, Fl 34475
            
Wildwood Office
1601 W. Gulf Atlantic Hwy
Wildwood, FL 34785
 
Contact:
For more information, please contact Ellen Boczarski at 352-334-0955 or ellen.boczarski@chsfl.org. On behalf of the children who will have a successful school year because of the school supplies you’ve generously donated, we thank you!