Churches and Community Groups in Oklahoma Offer Free School Supplies and Backpacks for Back-to-School Season

Multiple churches and community outreach organizations in Oklahoma are helping families prepare for the back-to-school season with free supplies and related services.

Living Word International Church is hosting a Back to School Bash where students can receive school supplies, vaccines, community resources, and dental and hygiene bags. The Tulsa library Book Mobile, EMSA, and fire trucks will also be available for families to experience.

Northside Neighbors Tulsa, in collaboration with Bewell Community Development Corporation, is hosting a Back to School Neighbor Fest. Students can receive free school supplies, health screenings, games, entertainment, community resources, and more.

Restoration Church Tulsa is hosting a Back-to-School Bash that will give out free backpacks with supplies, and students must be present to receive one. The event will also include raffle drawings, inflatables, face painting, and bubbles. Tulsa Dream Center is hosting a Back-to-School Splash with free backpacks and supplies, along with water slides, a foam pit, and a slip-and-slide.

Bethlehem Star Baptist Church is hosting a drive-thru Backpack Giveaway, distributing 500 backpacks filled with school supplies, and the child must be present to receive one, a practical act of charity toward local families (Isaiah 58:7). The Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System is holding a Drive-Thru School Supplies Event for grades K through 12 in Norman. Supplies are first-come, first-served, and students must be present.

OSU-Tulsa is hosting a Back-to-School Bash with free school supplies while supplies last, and students must be present to receive a backpack. TTCU Federal Credit Union is giving away 3,000 backpacks to students while supplies last, also requiring students to be present. Papa John’s is hosting a Back-to-School Bash where students can get backpacks, pizza, and treats, and people can enter to win a free pizza for a year.

All Things Amber Braid Studio, in collaboration with Lotus Nior, is hosting its annual Back-to-School Supply Drive, providing students with school supplies, clear backpacks, and hygiene and hair kits. CFN Entertainment Inc. is holding a Community Back-to-School Bash with free backpacks and supplies, hygiene products, haircuts, and nail and lash sets, with food and drinks provided. Chisholm Creek is hosting a back-to-school bash with face painting, a bounce house, a petting zoo, and food trucks, and Sample Oklahoma will hand out 50 backpacks while supplies last.

The Alpha Community Center plans to give away 200 backpacks and school supplies and to raffle off prizes. Anyone who would like to donate or volunteer should email Brandon@alphafoundationok.org. Ahead of the school year, Empowerment Family, in partnership with the Boys & Girls Club, will give out free backpacks, school supplies, and hygiene items. Anyone who would like to donate, volunteer, or partner should email kingsempoweringkings4@gmail.com.

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