Hands4Hope aims to support 700+ students in need

The 13th Annual Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference School Supply Drive will seek donations of school supplies for 700+ Students in need during June and July, 2026.​
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This effort is spearheaded by a youth-led School Supply Committee, with guidance from Adult Volunteers and Hands4Hope staff mentors.
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Read our summary of the 2025 School Supply Drive and Distribution.
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IN NEED OF SUPPLIES?
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Students attend the supply distribution event to receive supplies by referral only. If you are a parent/guardian with an El Dorado County student in need of supplies, please contact your child’s school to receive a referral from your school’s resource providers, such as the school counseling office. Caregivers who receive support from other community support agencies, such as CASA El Dorado, or Health and Human Services, can also request a referral from those agencies. Please email us at info@hands4hopeyouth.org if you need further assistance.
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DONATE SUPPLIES
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Once the committee meets, they will inventory the items in storage and determine what items are needed this year. Check back later for detailed lists of needed items.
SHOP OUR AMAZON LIST
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The School Supply Committee will put together an Amazon shopping list to make contributing even easier. Just shop this list and items will be automatically sent to Hands4Hope and included in the school supply distribution—you don't have to bring anything anywhere! Check back later for the Amazon shopping list link.
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Stuff the BUs Event
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Bring your donations to the Stuff the Bus event, held at the El Dorado Hills Target parking lot, on Friday, July 17, from 9 am to 2 pm.
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VOLUNTEERING
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Many youth and adult volunteers are needed for the Stuff the Bus collection event, for multiple sorting events, and for the distribution event on August 4. Volunteer sign-ups are not yet available, but you can get registered as a Hands4Hope volunteer now to get started.
DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
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Hands4Hope El Dorado Hills Youth Center
Monday to Thursday (closed Fridays)
11 am to 3 pm
5005 Windplay Dr. Suite 2
El Dorado Hills
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Hands4Hope Placerville Youth Center
Open by Appointment - please contact us
905-A Spring St.
Placerville
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Become a dROP-OFF LOCATION partner
We are so grateful to the many businesses and organizations from Folsom to Placerville that host School Supply Drive collections.
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If your business or organization would like to host a collection, whether that is an in-house-only drive or you are willing to act as a public drop-off site, please contact us.
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Public drop-off site locations will be listed below for 2026 when they become available.
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Drop off location name
address & city​
Collectiion dates
​​​SPONSOR A STUDENT
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You can sponsor a student at a level you choose and let us do the shopping for you. See the form below.
