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A Uniform Kids Program

Backpack & School Supply Drive

Mom or Dad protects the community. We make sure their kids walk into the first day of school with everything they need and their heads held high.

Uniform Kids Carry a Lot. Their Backpacks Should Carry the Rest.

First responder and military families give so much to their communities, and back to school season can stretch any household thin, especially when overtime pay is unpredictable and one parent is deployed or working around the clock during fire season.

Every year, our Backpack & School Supply Drive fills brand new backpacks with grade appropriate supplies and delivers them to Uniform Kids across the Santa Clarita Valley and beyond, so the first day of school starts with confidence, not worry.

A smiling child wearing a new backpack on the first day of school

What Goes in Every Backpack

Packed by grade level, from kindergarten through high school.

The Backpack Itself

Brand new, durable, and picked with kids in mind. No hand me downs, no leftovers. Every child gets a bag they are proud to carry.

Grade Level Supplies

Notebooks, pencils, crayons or pens, folders, glue, scissors, highlighters, and calculators for older students, matched to local school supply lists.

A Note of Honor

Every backpack includes a card thanking the child for the sacrifice their family makes, because Uniform Kids serve too.

How the Drive Works

Early Summer

Registration Opens

Uniform families sign up their kids through our contact form with grade level and school. Registration is free and private.

Mid Summer

Donations & Packing

Donors and volunteers help us purchase supplies and pack backpacks by grade level at our community packing event.

Before the First Bell

Distribution Day

Families pick up backpacks at our distribution event, or we deliver directly to households where a parent is deployed or on extended assignment.

Serving the Kids of Every Uniform Family

Fire Law Enforcement Paramedic / EMS Military Medical / Frontline Uniform Kids

Send a Uniform Kid to School Ready

A gift of $45 fills one complete backpack. $225 outfits five kids. Every dollar given here goes directly to Uniform Kids programs.

Donate to Uniform Kids

Uniform Families Foundation is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. EIN 41-5063345.