Information is listed below for residents of the following counties: Benton, Crow Wing, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, and Wright. If a program is not listed in a specific area, individuals should contact their school district's social worker for possible assistance with school supplies. ANYONE CLOSED 2025 United Way of Central Minnesota - School Supply Drive - Intake: Visit https://www.unitedwayhelps.org/events/school-supply-drive-2025 for information on the list of items most needed or to make monetary donations. School supplies can be dropped off at the following locations from now until Friday, August 15th: United Way of Central Minnesota 921 1st Street North St. Cloud, MN 56303 8 am - 4 pm Monday-Thursday Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 2835 West Saint Germain Street St Cloud, MN 56301 SCHEELS (Customer Service Desk) 30 Waite Avenue North, Suite 94, Waite Park, MN 56301 ??Description: Accepts donations of school supplies and monetary donations to buy bulk school supplies that will be distributed to students in need. All school supplies will be donated to schools and youth programs around Central Minnesota. CLOSED ?? ? CLOSED BeMobile's 12th Annual Backpack Giveaway - Distribution: Tuesday, July 29th - Thursday, July 31st Eligibility: Open to all families in need of free school supplies and a backpack - Registration: Walk-in, first-come, first-served until supplies last - Where: Visit https://bemobile.com/12thannualbackpackgiveaway/ for BeMobile Verizon locations - Description: Provides a free backpack filled with school supplies. There is a limit of 3 backpacks per family to ensure that as many families as possible can benefit from this event. Every guest who picks up a backpack or visits a BeMobile Verizon store during the event dates can enter to win a $500 shopping spree to help with back-to-school needs. CLOSED CLOSED Wireless Zone 2025 Backpack Giveaway - Distribution: Sunday, July 27, 2025, at 1 pm till supplies last - Eligibility: Open to all - Registration: Walk-in first come-first served. No registration is needed. - Where: Visit https://wirelesszone.com/backpack-giveaway/ to find a participating store - Description: Stop by a store for a free backpack filled with school supplies. While supplies last. One backpack per child. ONLY AT PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS CLOSED CLOSED Zimmerman Community Church - Block Party and Backpack Giveaway - Address: 12567 5th Avenue North Zimmerman, MN 55398 - Phone: (763)308-5780 - Serves: Open to all - Intake: Walk in - Distribution: 4 pm - 8 pm Friday, August 15th - Description: Provides food, games, bounce house, and free backpacks filled with school supplies while supplies last CLOSED BENTON COUNTY CROSS Center of Benton County ??Address: 150 4th Avenue, Foley, MN, 56329 Serves: Children in grades K- 12 in need of school supplies who are residents of Benton County who attend Foley Public Schools Independent School District 51 Registration: Walk in during the month of August from 1 pm - 7 pm Monday; 11 am - 3 pm Thursday Description: Provides free backpacks and school supplies ??CLOSED Salvation Army - Saint Cloud Address: 400 Highway 10 South, Saint Cloud, MN 56304 Serves: Serves families with children in grades K - 12 who are residents of Rice, Saint Cloud, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, and Waite Park. If kids are going into kindergarten, they must be 5 years old by September 1st. Registration: Walk in to sign up 9 am - 11 am Wednesday and Friday, July 9th - August 8th Documents: Must have school verification and/or a copy of birth certificate for each child; adults need a photo ID Distribution: Date and times will be given after registration Description: Provides free school supplies CLOSED MORRISON COUNTY CLOSED Salvation Army - Saint Cloud Address: 400 Highway 10 South, Saint Cloud, MN 56304 Serves: Serves families with children in grades K - 12 who are residents of Rice, Saint Cloud, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, and Waite Park. If kids are going into kindergarten, they must be 5 years old by September 1st. Registration: Walk in to sign up 9 am - 11 am Wednesday and Friday, July 9th - August 8th Documents: Must have school verification and/or a copy of birth certificate for each child; adults need a photo ID Distribution: Date and times will be given after registration Description: Provides free school supplies CLOSED SHERBURNE COUNTY 2025 CAER Food Shelf - School Supply Distribution Address: 12621 Elk Lake Road Elk River, MN 55330 - Serves: Elk River, Otsego, and Zimmerman Eligibility: Families with school-age children in grades K-12 - Registration: Visit website for an appointment for the food shelf or call (763)441-1020 to set up a food shelf appointment - Distribution: Monday, August 18th - Friday, August 29th Description: Provides school supplies with a food shelf appointment CLOSED Salvation Army - Saint Cloud Address: 400 Highway 10 South, Saint Cloud, MN 56304 Serves: Serves families with children in grades K - 12 who are residents of Rice, Saint Cloud, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, and Waite Park. If kids are going into kindergarten, they must be 5 years old by September 1st. Registration: Walk in to sign up 9 am - 11 am Wednesday and Friday, July 9th - August 8th Documents: Must have school verification and/or a copy of birth certificate for each child; adults need a photo ID Distribution: Date and times will be given after registration Description: Provides free school supplies CLOSED STEARNS COUNTY CLOSED Salvation Army - Saint Cloud Address: 400 Highway 10 South, Saint Cloud, MN 56304 Serves: Serves families with children in grades K - 12 who are residents of Rice, Saint Cloud, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, and Waite Park. If kids are going into kindergarten, they must be 5 years old by September 1st. Registration: Walk in to sign up 9 am - 11 am Wednesday and Friday, July 9th - August 8th Documents: Must have school verification and/or a copy of birth certificate for each child; adults need a photo ID Distribution: Date and times will be given after registration Description: Provides free school supplies CLOSED WRIGHT COUNTY CROSS Center of Benton County ??Address: 150 4th Avenue, Foley, MN, 56329 Serves: Children in grades K- 12 in need of school supplies who are residents of Benton County who attend Foley Public Schools Independent School District 51 Registration: Walk in during the month of August from 1 pm - 7 pm Monday; 11 am - 3 pm Thursday Description: Provides free backpacks and school supplies