Help Fill Backpacks. Build Confidence. Change a Child's Future.

At One Heart for Women and Children, we believe every child deserves to start the school year with confidence, dignity, and the tools they need to succeed. Yet for many families across Central Florida, purchasing school supplies means making impossible choices between backpacks, groceries, rent, or utilities.

That's why we're honored to partner with FOX 35's Backpack Brigade to help ensure local students walk into the classroom ready to learn—not worrying about what they don't have.

This year, our goal is to provide 1,250 children across Central Florida with backpacks filled with the essential supplies they need for a successful school year. Every backpack represents more than school supplies—it represents hope, opportunity, and a community that believes in every child's potential.

Whether you donate a backpack, purchase school supplies, or make a financial gift, you're helping ease the financial burden on local families while giving children the confidence to begin the school year prepared and excited to learn.

Together, we're investing in education, strengthening families, and building a brighter future—one backpack at a time.

🎒 Join Us at the FOX 35 Backpack Brigade

📅 Friday, July 31
⏰ 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

📍 Walmart Supercenter
11250 E. Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32817

Stop by, meet the FOX 35 team, purchase new school supplies while you're shopping, and place them directly into the Backpack Brigade donation bins.

Every donation stays right here in our community and benefits children served by One Heart for Women and Children.

✏️ Most Needed School Supplies

We are collecting new, unused:

🎒 Backpacks & Lunch Boxes
✏️ Pencils, Pens & Mechanical Pencils
🖍️ Crayons, Markers, Colored Pencils & Highlighters
📒 Spiral Notebooks, Composition Books & Loose Leaf Paper
📁 Pocket Folders & 3-Ring Binders
✂️ Scissors, Glue Sticks & Pencil Pouches
🧮 Scientific Calculators
💾 USB Flash Drives
🎁 Walmart Gift Cards ($10–$20)

Every item donated goes directly to local students preparing for the new school year.

💛 Make an Even Greater Impact

Can't attend in person? Your financial gift allows us to purchase the exact supplies children need and fill gaps as donations come in.

🎒 Giving Levels

💛 $25 — Ready to Learn
Provides essential classroom supplies—including notebooks, pencils, crayons, folders, and more—for one student.

🎒 $50 — Fill a Backpack
Provides one child with a brand-new backpack fully stocked with grade-appropriate school supplies.

📚 $100 — Double the Impact
Supplies two students with complete school supply kits, helping them start the year prepared and confident.

❤️ $250 — Support a Family
Provides complete backpacks and supplies for up to five children, easing the financial burden on families facing hardship.

🏫 $500 — Empower a Classroom
Helps stock a classroom with extra supplies for students who arrive without the materials they need, ensuring no child is left behind.

🌟 $1,000 — Invest in the Future
Provides backpacks, school supplies, and continued support through One Heart's year-round programs for more than 20 children.

Together, We Can Change a Child's Story

A backpack may seem simple, but to a child it can mean confidence on the first day of school, pride walking into the classroom, and the belief that someone in their community cares.

Every donation—large or small—helps remove barriers to education and reminds children and families that they are seen, valued, and supported.

Join FOX 35 and One Heart for Women and Children in making this school year the brightest one yet.

Because when a community comes together, every child has the opportunity to succeed. ❤️🎒

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/fox-35-backpack-brigade-2026-help-kids-start-school-right-heres-how-you-can-help

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