A mission of
Holy Family
Episcopal Church

…..an inclusive community, sharing the love of God in Christ

 Late breaking news! New Leaf Community Markets has become a new partner in this effort! New Leaf will be collecting supplies until August 18th.  While most of the backpacks will be picked up on Saturday the 4th of August, we also distribute a significant number of backpacks later in the month to families that can’t get to the main distribution event.  We will be using the donations from the New Leaf effort to help fulfill those requests.  Click here to download a flyer on the New Leaf backpack drive.

Holy Family Episcopal Church
COASTSIDE BACKPACK PROGRAM

It is hard to think about the coming school year when we are just starting to enjoy our summers! To make sure that all the children in our community are ready for school and have what they need to learn, Holy Family Episcopal Church is partnering with Community United Methodist Church, Coastside Lutheran Church, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Coastside Jewish Community, Coastside Catholic Worker, Coastside HOPE, the Migrant Family Education Program at CUSD and other community groups to working together to collect school supplies and fill backpacks for local children who can not afford them.

Last year we provided over 300 children with backpacks. This year we have requests from over 500 children (an increase of 200 over last year) and we need your help. Please join us and pass this information on to other friends or coworkers whom you think would be interested in supporting our coastside children.

Here are some ways to help:

If you’d like to fill backpacks with supplies, please come to the Methodist Church on Saturday, August 4th at 9am. Distribution of backpacks will take place at 11:30 the same day.

If you’d like to donate supplies, please drop them off at the office of the Methodist Church at 777 Miramontes Ave., July 29-August 3rd from 10am-4pm. You can also drop school supplies off anytime between now and August 2nd at the HMB Catholic Worker House at 160 Kelly Ave., HMB.

Here is a list of the supplies we need:

•Backpacks
•Binders
•Paper (College-rule and Wide-rule)
•Folders
•Notebooks (College-rule and Wide-rule)
•Colored Pencils
•Markers
•Crayons
•Erasers
•Pencils
•Pens
•Highlighters
•Pencil Sharpener
•Pencil Pouch
•Dividers
•Scissors
•Glue Sticks or Elmer’s
•Index Cards
•Ruler (12”)
•Calculators (High School)

If you would like to donate money, please either click on the link below to donate via Paypal

Donate to the School Backpack Program

Or send checks to:
Holy Family Episcopal Church
1590 S. Cabrillo Hwy
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
650-726-0506

Please indicate “BACKPACKS” on the memo line. Holy Family manages the money for the school backpack drive,  100% of the funds donated goes directly to this program. 

Questions? email backpacks@holyfamilyhmb.org