HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - School will be back in session soon and many students and families are in need of supplies.
Sponsored by WTKR News 3 and Southern Bank, ForKids' is hosting a school supply drive for families across Hampton Roads.
According to ForKids, over 1,000 children received back-to-school supplies last year. The time has come again to help our local families.
Here's what families need for the 2022-23 school year:
- Backpacks*
- Scientific Calculators*
- Lunch Bags*
- Combination Locks*
- Scissors*
- Pocket Folders*
- 3-Ring Binders *
- Binder Dividers*
- Crayons
- Pens and Pencils
- Glue Sticks
- Highlighters
- Tissues
- Hand Sanitizer
- Index Cards
- Dry Erase Markers
- Markers
- Colored Pencils
- 1/3/5 Subject Notebooks
- Headphones
- Loose Leaf Paper
- 3-Prong Folders
(*Urgently needed supplies)
Supplies can be dropped off starting August 8 through August 24, Monday - Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following locations:
- ForKids Chesapeake: 1001 Poindexter Street
- ForKids Suffolk: 119 W. Constance Road
Items can also be dropped off at any Virginia Southern Bank location listed below:
Chesapeake-Cedar
1217 Cedar Rd
Chesapeake, Va. 23322
Chesapeake-Greenbrier
1304 Greenbrier Pkwy
Chesapeake, Va. 23321-0
Chesapeake Western
3343 Western Branch Blvd
Chesapeake, Va. 23321
Norfolk
403 Boush St, 23510
Norfolk
4815 Colley Ave
Norfolk, Va 23508
Suffolk
221 Western Ave
Suffolk, Va. 23434
Va Beach Kempsville
1870 Kempsville Rd, 23464
Va Beach Laskin
1756 Laskin Rd, 23454
Va Beach Lynnhaven
601 Lynnhaven Pkwy, 23452
Va Beach Blvd
3720 Va Beach Blvd, 23452
Supplies can also be easily bought online using the Amazon ForKids Back to School 2022 wish list. To purchase, click here and search ForKids Inc. then select from that list.
