This is such an amazing program!  Below are the details from Operation Homefront:

Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2025 Back-to-School Brigade events!  Operation Homefront is honored to be able to provide school supplies to our military families and help in any way that they can. Please note that this event is for DEERS enrolled military dependent children only who will be in Kindergarten through 12th grade for the 2025-2026 school year. This is on a first come first serve basis and eligibility is dependent upon the particular location. You must register and you will find all eligibility information on that registration page. 

If you do not have a MyOH (My Operation Homefront) profile, you will need to create one before you can register for the event.  Be sure to fill out the event profile part and do not use a .mil email address. 

ABOUT THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRIGADE

Back-to-School Brigade® is Operation Homefront’s annual nationwide school supply collection and distribution campaign. Since inception, Operation Homefront has distributed over 550,000 backpacks to military children saving military families nearly $55M in school expenses. Operation Homefront and Dollar Tree Inc. have joined forces for 13 consecutive years to collect and distribute school supplies for military children.

GET INVOLVED AS A SUPPORTER

• Set up a Collection Bin at your office, store, church or school –we’ll provide the signage! Just contact your local field office.
• Collect supplies & gift cards at your company and we’ll use it next year!
• Help us distribute supplies in your area. Contact your local field office to find out more.
• Become a Pick-Up Volunteer and help pick up donated school supplies from a local location
  (volunteer sign-up opens in early June)
• Make a tax-deductible donation to Operation Homefront which will go to help military families through our
  Back-to-School Brigade™ and other programs

DISTRIBUTION EVENTS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES

Operation Homefront distributes backpacks and school supplies at official Operation Homefront events throughout the country.

REGISTER

Registration is through their NEW Events system at my.operationhomefront.org (MyOH).

If you do not have a profile in MyOH, you will need to create one before you can register. Be sure to fill out the event profile part and please do not use .mil email addresses. 

If you need assistance, the Operation Homefront team stands by to help.

Please note that this event is for DEERS enrolled military dependent children only who will be in Kindergarten through 12th grade for the 2025-2026 school year. This is on a first come first serve basis and eligibility is dependent upon the particular location. You must register and you will find all eligibility information on that registration page. 

A complete list of locations can be found on their event page here https://operationhomefront.org/events

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