Back-To-School Supplies 2025

The Toronto Cares Initiative will be collecting NEW school supplies for children in Kindergarten to Grade 12.  

Supplies will be delivered to students in need across Toronto, focusing on households with disabilities or in shelters. The backpacks will include items such as pencils, sharpeners, erasers, notebooks, paper, binders, snacks and more!   

Help us by donating NEW supplies before August 22nd, 2025 at one of our drop-off locations across the city (Monthly Donation Drives page). A list of items we are looking for can be found below (NEW ITEMS ONLY):

• Paper packages

• Binders

• Math sets

• Scientific calculators

• Pencil crayons

• Crayons

• Markers

• Craft scissors

Help Toronto’s students start the year off right!!!

For ONLY $25 you can provide a local low-income student with a backpack, lunch bag and all the supplies seen in the supply kit. PLEASE DONATE TODAY!

Every dollar donated will go directly to school supplies for students in need!!!

Click the button below to be redirected to our "Donate Page" with multiple options available to match your individual needs.

SCHOOL/CORPORATE SUPPLY DRIVES: 

Want to host a BTS Supply Drive at your school or business? Click the button below for all the details on our "Corporate Opportunities" page.

OFFICE SUPPLIES: 

Stationary and paper and binders, oh my! Our Back-To-School Supplies Drive accepts all NEW office supplies that could be used by students in the upcoming school year.

Email helping.toronto.2020@gmail.com or call/text 647-451-3663 to donate!

Have USED office supplies also? Check out our Monthly-Donation-Drives for how to donate these items and turn them into funding for our initiatives.

(📚 Other Low-Income Families SEE NEXT SECTION)

If you are living in a shelter, are a senior who's a legal guardian, or a member of your home has a disability/mental health challenge, AND you have children attending school between Junior Kindergarten (4 years old) & Grade 12 (18 years old), please click on the BUTTON BELOW to apply for delivery (Aug 23rd/24th from 12-4pm).

$15 payment required for delivery, returned in the form of a $15 President's Choice gift card. Order not valid without payment.

Saturday, August 30th, 2025

10am-2pm near Eglinton/Dufferin

(exact location given to registered/qualified clients only)

→ you will still need to show all proof documents at time of pick-up 

→ you will receive an email 2 days prior to pick-up (Thurs, Aug 28th after 6pm), if you qualify & we have any extra

→ selections will be available on a first come, first serve basis, while quantities last

★ Purchases Available starting in July 2025!!!

If you would like to purchase in bulk, minimum of 24 backpacks or kits, please email helping.toronto.2020@gmail.com ASAP!

Each School Supply Kit includes:
• FREE DELIVERY or PICKUP*

• 1 One Subject Spiral Notebook (70 Pages)
• 1 2-Pocket Organizer Folder
• 1 Zip Top Canvas Pencil Case
• 1 Set of 3 #2 Pencils
• 1 Set of 3 Black & Blue Ballpoint Ink Pens
• 1 Pack of 5 Crayons
• 1 Highlighter
• 1 12-Inch Ruler (Includes Metric Centimeters)
• 1 Easy Twist-Up Glue Stick (Washable)
• 1 Pencil Sharpener with Dome Lid
• 2 Pink Erasers

PLUS... For every 1 kit purchased, 1 kit will be donated to a low-income student in our local Toronto neighborhoods.

★ Various random colours for the kits/lunch bags, but you can choose your backpack color from the ones pictured above.

⭐ SALE PRICES ⭐

Backpack Only ($15)

School Supply Kit Only ($15)

Lunch Bag Only ($15)

Bundle: Backpack, Supply Kit & Lunch Bag ($35)

Delivery or Pick-up* (free)

★ All purchases include a donation of the same items to a low-income student!

* Delivery ONLY available in the EASTEND on August 23rd and in the WESTEND on August 24th. Pick-up available at the same locations on the same days, or by prior arrangement at Eglinton and Dufferin anytime in August 2025.