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Planning committee
Volunteer on the 2025 Operation Back to School Planning Committee
Planning Committee Meetings:
April 2, 3:30pm - 5:00pm, Compass Christian Church Rm B200
1825 S Alma School Rd. Chandler, AZ 85286
If you are interested in being involved in Operation Back to School, please email backbackdrive@forourcitychandler.org
It takes many hearts and hands to organize this yearly event. Sign up to volunteer on the Planning Committee.
OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL
Event Day: July 12, 2025
Location: Compass Christian Church
Time: 8:00 -11:00 AM
What is Operation Back to School?
Every summer before the beginning of the school year, For Our City - Chandler provides thousands of students throughout Chandler with backpacks, school supplies, shoes, socks, underwear, haircuts, and school uniforms through the one-of-a-kind Operation Back to School event.
If you have any questions or are interested in sponsorship opportunities for Operation Back to School 2025, please contact backpackdrive@forourcitychandler.org
DONATE
Donation Drive
Donation Drive
Donation Drive
Does your organization want to help collect supplies for our 2025 Operation Back to School? Here's how it works:
- Select which item/items your organization would like to collect.
- Do your best to collect the listed amount! You aren't guaranteeing this amount but making it a goal.
- Inventory and count your items to let us know what you collect
Does your organization want to help collect supplies for our 2025 Operation Back to School? Here's how it works:
- Select which item/items your organization would like to collect.
- Do your best to collect the listed amount! You aren't guaranteeing this amount but making it a goal.
- Inventory and count your items to let us know what you collected. Drop off your donations towards the end of May. We will follow up with dates/locations in the near future.
While we are doing this focused donation drive and collection through the end of May to help inform our purchasing for the event, we will happily and gratefully accept donations from June on. Despite all that we collect and purchase, there is always more demand than supply. We would love to reach as many students as we can.
Please reach out if your organization has a unique donation they would like to make that may not fit the parameters of this sign up.
Donate Online
Donation Drive
Donation Drive
Your contributions will help Chandler students be prepared for the 2025-26 school year.
Donating online via credit card, or Apple Pay is easy.
2024 Event Report
For Our City - Chandler was excited for our 11th annual Operation Back to School. Thanks to the generous support of Compass Christian Church, we were able to utilize three spacious indoor areas for distributing essential supplies like backpacks, underwear, socks, shoes, and haircuts. Representatives from CUSD’s Title I schools were present to connect with families and share important information for the upcoming school year. Despite the extreme heat, thousands of residents accessed these valuable resources and were well-prepared for school. We extend a heartfelt thanks to the Chandler Fire and Police Departments for their heat relief efforts. Our three title sponsors, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Edwards Vacuum, and Scheels were a huge support. Special appreciation also goes to our dedicated volunteers, who tirelessly facilitated smooth operations, ensured hydration, and brought smiles to students and their parents. Thank you to those businesses, non-profits, and community partners that shared materials for our Community Resource Bags. Whether you came to serve or to receive services, the sense of community on the campus was palpable.
This is the essence of For Our City - Chandler!
A Decade of Serving Chandler Youth
