Help Students Start the School Year Ready
A gift of $50 provides a new backpack, essential school supplies, and a brand-new pair of tennis shoes for a local student.
Every Student Deserves to Walk Into School Prepared
The first day of school should feel exciting.
But for many families, the cost of a new backpack, school supplies, and shoes can create real stress before the school year even begins.
That is why CSL is launching the 1,000 Backpack Challenge.
Each $50 that’s donated is equal the following:
A new backpack
Essential school supplies
A brand-new pair of tennis shoes
The encouragement of knowing their community is behind them
Help a student start school with confidence.
Backpack
Buddy
Provides one student with with a backpack of essential school supplies, and a new pair of shoes.
Give $50Homework
Hero
Helps five students start the school year with a full backpack of supplies and a new pair shoes.
Give $250Classroom
Champion
Equips a whole classroom of thirty students with everything they need to succeed on day one.
Give $1,500School Bus
Supporter
Helps 50 students to walk into school with confidence, dignity, and all the supplies they need.
Give $2,500Principal's
Partner
Helps 100 students start school fully prepared with a backpack, supplies and a new pair of shoes.
Give $5,000District
Difference Maker
Helps two-hundred students begin their school year fully equipped and ready to succeed.
Give $10,000The Need Is Big. Together, We Can Meet It.
This year, CSL is preparing to serve 3,000 students through our Back-to-School program.
Thanks to generous grants and early support, many backpacks are already covered.
Now, we need the community to help sponsor the remaining 1,000 backpacks.