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Help Kids Start the School Year Off Right With the KETV, Salvation Army Back to School Backpack Drive

Published: July 1, 2022

Methodist Health System is proud to once again sponsor the Salvation Army 7 Can Help Kids Back to School Backpack program. You can make a difference in the community by dropping off new school supplies now through Aug. 7 at select Methodist Health System urgent care, Metro Credit Union, Cubby’s and Salvation Army locations.

If you don’t want to shop for supplies, you can still participate! Just click on this link to make a monetary donation: salarmybacktoschool.org

All supplies are distributed in the community in which they are donated.

 

School Supplies Needed

  • Backpacks
  • Rulers
  • Spiral notebooks
  • Erasers
  • Glue
  • Crayons
  • Colored pencils
  • Theme paper
  • Two-pocket folders
  • Pens
  • Pencils
  • Reusable water bottles
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Tissues

 

Donation Locations

Methodist Health System

  • Administration Building. 825 S. 169th St., Omaha
  • Urgent Care. 6700 Mercy Road, Suite 109, Omaha
  • Urgent Care. 5908 S. 142nd St., Omaha
  • Urgent Care. 10710 Fort St., Omaha
  • Urgent Care. 20021 Manderson St., Omaha
  • Urgent Care. 11946 Standing Stone Drive, Gretna
  • Urgent Care. 808 E. Pierce St., Council Bluffs

 

Metro Credit Union

  • 14509 F St., Omaha
  • 11102 Emmet St., Omaha
  • 4444 Ames Ave., Omaha
  • 5025 L St., Omaha
  • 940 N. 204th Ave., Suite 270, Omaha

 

Cubby’s Convenience Stores

  • 601 S. 13th St., Omaha
  • 4232 Redman, Omaha
  • 9220 Mormon Bridge Plaza, Omaha
  • 7613 S. 36th St., Bellevue
  • 15625 CW Hadan Drive, Bennington
  • 209 W, 23rd St., Fremont
  • 450 S. Broad St., Fremont
  • 1458 Washington St., Blair
  • 13821 Guildford St., Suite B, Waverly
  • 546 County Road M, Yutan
  • 13504 238th St., Greenwood

 

Salvation Army 

  • Western Divisional Headquarters. 10755 Burt St., Omaha
  • Kroc Center. 2825 Y St., Omaha
  • North Corps. 2424 Pratt St., Omaha
  • Citadel Corps. 3738 Cuming St., Omaha
  • Burrows Center for Help and Hope. 61st and Northwest Radial Highway, Omaha

 

Distribution

For the latest information about school supply distribution, click here.