The Jacksonville Christian Outreach Center began giving away school supplies to those families throughout the community who need help on Monday.Last year, through the months of August and September, the organization gave supplies to 273 children. Additional supplies for 102 children were included in the gift bags they received for Christmas last year.
This year they expect an even larger turnout. With the increasing price of gas and other living expenses, the volunteers at JCOC expect many more families in the city to need a helping hand.
To help those students and their families, JCOC is asking for additional help from the community. They need monetary donations to fund the $25 vouchers given to each student as well as the cost of the supplies.
If you can donate basic school supplies, the JCOC would appreciate the following items:
Band-Aids
Baby wipes
Colored pencils
Compass
Composition book (Black and white ruled)
Construction paper
Crayons (24 pack)
Elmer's glue (large size)
Folders with pockets Pocket folders with brads
Plastic pocket folders (no brads)
Glue sticks
Highlighters
Hand sanitizer
Index cards (3x5)
Kleenex
Wide dry-erase markers
Washable markers
1-inch 3-ring binders
2-inch 3-ring binders
Notebook paper (wide ruled)
Notebook paper (college ruled)
No. 2 pencils
Pencil bags with zippers (No plastic)
Paper towels
Plastic tabs dividers with pockets
Post-it notes
Protractors
7 or 8-inch scissors
Anti-bacterial soft soap
Plastic sleep mat
Watercolors
Ziploc bags (quart or gallon sized)
