Stuff the Bus is our annual program to bring school supplies to students who are homeless. We work with every public school district in Hampden County, South Hadley, and Granby to make sure all youth in need receive a backpack filled with all the supplies they need for the school year. For the upcoming school year, we expect to donate roughly 1400 backpacks.
Every school district in the region is required by the state to have a McKinney-Vento Coordinator responsible for tracking and working with students who are homeless in their district. Stuff the Bus provides them a backpack, pencils, paper, pens, art supplies, and more.
We are glad to accept donations of school supplies for the backpacks, and they can be provided at these locations:
Our main office:
1441 Main Street, Suite 147, Springfield, MA 01103
Chicopee Cupboard:
32 Center Street, Chicopee, MA 01013
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11am-1pm
Wednesdays, 4-6pm
Or if you do not have supplies to donate, we also accept monetary donations:
For more information on Stuff the Bus, contact:
If you don't wish to donate school supplies, we also accept monetary gifts:
Drop-off Locations
Holyoke Mall
50 Holyoke Street, Holyoke, MA 01040
Upper level: Target
Lower level: Macys
Fontaine Bros.
510 Cottage Street, Springfield
Westfield Gas & Electric
100 Elm Street, Westfield
Bank of America
1724 Boston Road, Springfield
1316 Carew Street, Springfield
638 Memorial Dr, Chicopee
734 Bliss Road, Longmeadow
225 Memorial Ave, West Springfield
40 Lincoln Street, Holyoke
144 Main Street, Northampton
1 S Pleasant Street, Amherst
Balise Auto Group
Balise Chevy-Buick-GMC
440 Hall of Fame Avenue, Springfield
Balise Ford of Wilbraham
1979 Boston Road, Wilbraham
Balise Honda of West Springfield
400 Riverdale Street, West Springfield
Balise Hyundai
683 E. Columbus Avenue, Springfield
Balise Kia
603 Riverdale Street, West Springfield
Balise Lexus
1385 Riverdale Street, West Springfield
Balise Mazda
733 E Columbus Avenue, Springfield
Balise Nissan of West Springfield
500 Riverdale Street, West Springfield
Balise Toyota
1399 Riverdale Street, West Springfield
Supplies Needed
- Colored Pencils
- Crayons
- Markers
- Highlighters
- Glue sticks
- Hand held pencil sharpeners
- Pencil cases
- Composition books
- Three ring binders (1”)
- Loose leaf notebook paper
- Index cards
- Pocket folders
- Spiral Notebooks
- Rulers
- Pencil top erasers
- Post it Notes
Our Sponsors and Drop-Off Partners
Sponsors
Drop-Off Partners