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We have donated 1,963 new backpacks with school supplies to Cobb County students in need.


KIDS CARE

CLICK HERE FOR JULY 2025 "BACKING THE NEED" INFO

SAVE THE DATE: 7/19/25 "Backing the Need"

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THANK YOU TO THE COBB COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, LOCAL BUSINESSES, DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR 4 YEARS OF DONATING NEW BACKPACKS & SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO COBB COUNTY STUDENTS IN NEED!


For detailed info on our past school supply drives visit our google site:  "Backing the Need" - PAST EVENTS 

Past Backpack Drive Event Details & Info

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2024 "Backing the Need" Impact Report

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JULY 19th 2025 = KIDS CARE 5th Annual School Supply Drive!

FOR DETAILED INFO PLEASE CLICK HERE:

https://sites.google.com/kids-care2018.org/backingtheneed/home

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2025 BACKPACK & School Supply Drive INFO

Community Collaboration

Community Collaboration

Community Collaboration

 We're so excited & happy to kick off our 5th year collaborating with the Cobb County Police Department for our "Backing the Need" School Supply Drive!

JULY 19TH

Community Collaboration

Community Collaboration

SAVE THE DATE: July 19th Drive by Drop off donations at the Cobb County Civic Center from 9 am - 2 pm.

It takes a village!

It takes a village!

It takes a village!

Last year we collected and delivered 589 Backpacks.  Total, in the past four years, with help from the community, we have donated a total of 1,963 new backpacks stuffed with school supplies to students in need in Cobb County. WE ONCE AGAIN, NEED OUR COMMUNITIES HEART, COMPASSION & TIME - AGAIN! 

Thank you

It takes a village!

It takes a village!

Thanks for your support Cobb County Police Department, Cobb County Civic Center, Cobb County Parks and Rec, Cobb County Residents & Cobb County Businesses.


We look forward to making a big impact locally - together! 

2025 "Backing the Need" - How to help

Local business "Burn Boot Camp Marietta" hosted a drop off box & organized a donation collection.

HOST A DROP BOX: BUSINESS, CHURCH, &/OR GROUP PARTICIPATION!

Can your business or group host a drop box?  Or perhaps you can organize a donation collection where you are to help support our efforts?  We are looking for local business partners.

WE WANT TO HELP
Picture of  donated backpacks for "Backing the Need" School Supply Drive from 2021.

IN-KIND DONATIONS NEEDED!

NEW backpacks & school supplies are being requested K-12.  All items will be donated to Cobb County students in need for the 2025/26 school year!


DROP OFF DONATIONS: at participating businesses and/or our one day drive by drop off on JULY 19th @Cobb County Civic Center (9a - 2p)

List of items needed

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Shopping our Amazon Wish List or Walmart Registry makes donating for this school year easy and on your own time!

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100% of monetary donations received for the school supply drive will be used to purchase new backpacks, & school supplies.  


THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

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JULY 19TH 

9 am - 2 pm

Cobb Civic Center

We need volunteers!!  

All ages welcome.  

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Sponsor our school supply drive with a generous donation to help create a large ripple of Kindness in our community.


Sponsorships will help secure and build our in-kind donation of school supplies and/or aid in in our volunteer necessities.  Your choice!

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2025 "Backing the Need" Backpack & School Supply Drive

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 BUSINESS PARTICIPANTS & SUPPORTERS!

2024 "Backing the Need" Backpack & School Supply Drive Impact

2024 School Supply Donation Recipients

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2024 school supply drive Recap

589 Backpacks. 🎒 Our "Backing the Need" program donated to local students in need in 2024.

$47,757.45 is the estimated value of new school supplies that our community collected & donated to students in need this past July.  


Thank you to all the generous hearts & hard working hands who helped us achieve this great, big helping of Kindness for local students.  


589 new backpacks with school supplies were donated to the following nonprofits who passed on our love:   -Communities In Schools    -Ser Familia    -The Center for Children & Young Adults    -LiveSafe Resources    -Center for Family Resources    -Simple Needs GA   -Cool Kids Committee   


Some of this years supplies included: 9,172 Crayons. 4,676 Pencils. 4,025 Colored Pencils. 3,225 Markers. 1,985 Pens. 1,169 Glue Sticks. 1,162 Pink Erasers. 1,051 Highlighters. 675 Spiral Notebooks. 619 Folders. 446 Packs of Paper. 413 Composition Notebooks.  325 Rulers. 320 Scissors.  277 USB Drives. 250 Calculators and more!  


In partnership with the Cobb County Police Dept, our "Backing the Need" program has now gifted a total of 1,963 new backpacks, with school supplies, to students in need over the past four years. This could not happen without our fabulous volunteers, donors & business participants! Thank you, everyone!! 

70 Volunteers

70 Volunteers aged 2 - 78 and 228 Combined Hours Served at our July Backpack & School Supply Drive.  


Sharing Love & Positive Energy. Creating Kindness.  Being Community.  What a beautiful day watching families, friends & individuals serve together for the greater good.  What a beautiful day watching them catch their own light, leaving tired from hard work and feeling full of PRIDE & LOVE.  It's always a good day when our hands & hearts are serving others.  


Service fills you with Joy, Happiness and a true sense of accomplishment. It's fun too! (And always a wonderful learning opportunity.)  


Thank you to all our volunteers who came together to make this such a great day! We at KIDS CARE have made a life of service and are forever grateful to the family, friends and community who have chosen to join us. 

Meeting Rose, the county's comfort dog.

Paws-itively Perfect!  Meeting Rose was such a sweet part of the day while we packed backpacks in July!  Rose is the Cobb County District Attorney's Comfort Dog. Together, with her incredibly Kind handler, Angela Thorne, they serve to offer comfort to criminal victims of all ages during their criminal justice journey. 🐾💙 🌹 

What a special duo these two are & what a blessing they give to people during very trying times in their lives.  Thank you to Rose, Angela, and the DA's office for all you do for our community and for supporting KIDS CARE school supply drive.🐾💙 🌹 


 Our volunteers were blessed to share some very special moments with Rose.  Together with her handler, they were an absolute delight to have layered into our already awesome day.  Rose's calm and comforting energy radiated from her, creating lots of big Heartfelt Smiles. 


Thank you to both Rose & Angela for your time, your comfort, your Kindness, your patience, your long work hours and all your Love. 🐾💙🌹 Rose is such a blessing to our community and we're so grateful we got to spend a little time with her and Angela. Thank you to the Cobb County Govt. for seeding, supporting and growing Love and Comfort here in Cobb County. 

THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 BUSINESS PARTICIPANTS & SUPPORTERS!

2023 "Backing the Need" School Supply Drive - PAST INFO

"Backing the Need" Part 3!

    "BACKING THE NEED" BACKPACK & SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE

    2021-2024 DETAILED INFO:

    FOR DETAILED INFO ABOUT OUR  "BACKING THE NEED" BACKPACK & SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE PLEASE CLICK HERE: https://sites.google.com/kids-care2018.org/backingtheneed/home

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    AMAZON SMILE WISH LIST

    All items purchased on this list between now and then end of our school supply drive will be 100% donated to students in need in Cobb County, GA. 

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    DONATE FROM HOME

    The easiest way to donate today!  Shop and have your donations delivered directly to KIDS CARE.  


    Choose from our list or add something to your cart that you think a student may need for the upcoming school year.  


    THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEORISTY AND KINDNESS! 

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    MASTER LIST Donations REQUESTED:

    SCHOOL DONATIONS REQUESTED

    Here is a master list of all items being sought for our backpack & school supply drive.  We will be grateful for anything that you can help us with!  THANK YOU for your consideration!

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