Backpack Drive 2022

You can make sure students have the essentials they need for success! To help, assemble backpacks using the list below. This is a great chance to host your own backpack drive and involve friends, family or coworkers! You can also make a gift online and we’ll take care of the assembly/filling backpacks for students. For questions and to schedule delivery to B:E’s East Oakland headquarters, contact Sophia Renn at (510) 239-7989 or email srenn@beyondemancipation.org. Thank you!

Students will receive the following:

• 1 backpack

• 1 pencil pouch

• 6 pens in each pouch (blue and black)

• 3 mechanical pencils in each pouch

• 1 highlighter

• 1 eraser

• 1 three ring binder

• 1 pack index cards

• 3 pocket folders

• 3 spiral note books

• 1 day planner

• 1 glue stick

• 2 post it notes

• 1 ruler

• 1 pair of scissors

• 1 hand sanitizer

• 1 mask