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.
This effort is spearheaded by a youth-led School Supply Committee, with guidance from Adult Volunteers and Hands4Hope staff mentors.
Read our summary of the 2025 School Supply Drive and Distribution.
IN NEED OF SUPPLIES?
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.
DONATE SUPPLIES
These are the items most needed this year:
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Calculators
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Dry Erase Markers
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Erasers (large)
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Glue Bottles
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Graph Paper
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Headphones
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Highlighters
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Index Cards
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Lunchboxes
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Markers
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Paper (college rule)
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Paper (wide rule)
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Pencil Pouches\ boxes
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Pencil Sharpeners
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Post-its
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Rulers
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Scissors
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Sharpies
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Staplers
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Water Bottles
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White Out
We already have plenty of backpacks, binders, glue sticks, mechanical and wood pencils, black and blue pens, elementary composition books, crayons, folders, spiral notebooks, and sheet protectors to distribute this year.
SHOP OUR AMAZON LIST
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!
Stuff the BUs Event
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.
VOLUNTEERING
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
Hands4Hope El Dorado Hills Youth Center
Monday to Thursday (closed Fridays)
11 am to 3 pm
5005 Windplay Dr. Suite 2
El Dorado Hills
Hands4Hope Placerville Youth Center
Open by Appointment - please contact us
905-A Spring St.
Placerville
Become a dROP-OFF LOCATION partner
Thank you to the following businesses and organizations that are hosting School Supply Drive collections! Please contact individual location for their drop-off hours. Locations will be collecting through July 17, unless otherwise noted.
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.
Horn Fulton, Inc. Certified Public Accountants
2600 E Bidwell St, Unit 190, Folsom
July 1-17
Legendary Orthodontics
3903 Park Dr, El Dorado Hills
July 1-6
Snap Fitness - Shingle Springs
3975 Durock Rd., Shingle Springs
July 1-17
Thompson Toyota
140 Forni Rd., Placerville
July 1-13
El Dorado County Library - Placerville Branch
345 Fair Ln, Placeville
July 1-13
Prime Real Estate
555 Oakdale St Ste H, Folsom
July 1-13
Lyons Orthodontics
4420 Town Center Blvd, El Dorado Hills
July 1-17
Faith Episcopal Church
2200 Country Club Dr, Cameron Park
July 1-17
Robinsons Pharmacy
359 Main St, Placerville
July 1-17
Regency at Folsom Ranch
3560 Club House Drive, Folsom
July 1-14
El Dorado County Library - El Dorado Hills Branch
7455 Silva Valley Pkwy, El Dorado Hills
July 1-17
El Dorado County Library - Cameron Park Branch
2500 Country Club Dr, Cameron Park
June 26 - July 2
Cold Springs Church
2600 Cold Springs Rd, Placerville
July 1-13
SPONSOR A STUDENT
You can sponsor a student at a level you choose and let us do the shopping for you. See the form below.
