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Each year, TEXAS YES selects numerous Title 1 elementary schools across Texas and supplies every student (Kindergarten through 5th grade) with a free school supply kit.

Since 1998, TEXAS YES staff members, dedicated volunteers, board members, and sponsors have personally distributed more than 802,500 school supply kits to students and community groups in Texas, making us the largest distributor of supplies for elementary students.

What’s in a School Supply Kit?

Each school supply kits includes the following items: colored pencils, crayons, notebook paper, spiral notebook, big eraser, glue stick, folders with pockets, folders with pockets and brads, a ruler, pencils, ballpoint pens in black and red, and a box of tissues.

2024-2025 School Year Recipients

San Antonio

Pecan Valley Stem Academy
Oak Crest Elementary
Harmony Elementary
Highland Forest Elementary
Sinclair Elementary
Salado Elementary
Gardendale Early Learning Program
Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary
L.B. Johnson Elementary
Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls
Loma Park Elementary
Roosevelt Dual Language Academy
Stafford Visual and Performing Arts Elementary
Alonso Perales STEAM Elementary
Roy Cisneros Elementary and Leadership School for Boys
Gillette Elementary
Gilbert Elementary
Vestal Elementary
Stonewall Flanders Elementary
Wright Elementary
Collier Elementary
Bellaire Elementary
Adams Elementary
Schulze Elementary
Ball Elementary
De Zavala Elementary
Highland Hills Elementary
Hirsch Elementary
Madison Elementary
Margil Elementary
Herff Elementary
McQueeney Elementary
Jefferson Elementary
Vincent Patlan Elementary
Rodriguez Elementary
Price Elementary
Neil Armstrong Elementary
Palo Alto Elementary
Roy P. Benavidez Elementary
Frank Madla Elementary
Five Palms Elementary
Miguel Carrillo Jr. Elementary
Hutchins Elementary

Dallas – Fort-Worth

Kathryn S. McWhorter Elementary
Rainwater Elementary
Carrollton Elementary
Blanton Elementary
McKamy Elementary
Riverchase Elementary
McLaughlin Strickland
Landry Elementary
Sheffield Elementary
Dave Blair Elementary
Thompson Elementary
R.E. Good Elementary
Dale B. Davis Elementary
Western Hills Primary
Eastern Hills Elementary
Morningside Elementary
Glen Park Elementary
Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary
A.M. Pate Elementary
Maudrie M. Walton Elementary
T.A. Sims Elementary
Edward J. Briscoe Elementary
Carter Park Elementary
Sagamore Hill Elementary
M.H. Moore Elementary
Richard J Wilson Elementary
Seminary Hills Park Elementary
Rufino Mendoza Elementary
Carroll Peak Elementary
Versia Williams Elementary
Oaklawn Elementary
Chapel Hill Preparatory
Tom C. Gooch Elementary
Casa View Elementary
Charles A. Gill Elementary
Edwin J. Kiest Elementary
Reinhardt Elementary
Ebby Halliday Elementary
Edward Titche Elementary
Harrell Budd Elementary
Leslie A. Stemmons Elementary
Adelle Turner Elementary
Mary McLeod Bethune
Bishop Arts STEAM Academy
Felix Botello Elementary
Leila P. Cowart Elementary
Margaret B. Henderson Elementary
Hogg New Tech Center
Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary
George Peabody Elementary
Celestino Mauricio Soto, Jr. Elementary
Winnetka Elementary
Arcadia Park Elementary School
Esperanza “Hope” Medrano Elementary
Mount Auburn STEAM Academy
Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary
Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy
Ascher Silberstein Elementary
J.P. Starks Elementary

Corpus Christi

Ingleside Primary
Gilbert J. Mircovich Elementary
Welder Elementary
Sinton Elementary
Travis Elementary
Zavala Elementary
Gibson Elementary
Oak Park Special Emphasis School
Allen Elementary
Shaw Special Emphasis School
Houston Elementary
Garcia Elementary
Berlanga Elementary
Fannin Elementary
Hicks Elementary
Kostoryz Elementary
Los Encinos Special Emphasis School
Schanen Estates Elementary
Moore Elementary
Yeager Elementary
Smith Elementary
Sanders Elementary
Galvan Elementary
Menger Elementary
Cullen Place Elementary
Calk-Wilson Elementary

Austin

Decker Elementary
Bluebonnet Trail Elementary
Oak Meadows Elementary
Lagos Elementary
Pioneer Crossing Elementary
Blake Manor Elementary
Del Valle Elementary
Baty Elementary
Newton Collins Elementary
Joseph Gilbert Elementary
Hornsby Dunlap Elementary
Popham Elementary School
Creedmoor Elementary School
Smith Elementary
Hillcrest Elementary

How You Can Help

Each year we raise funds from our donors and through events and work with a supplier to get the best price possible for our school supply kits. Your donations help to purchase the supplies for these kits and ensure at-need students gain access to additional education resources.

Each $25 gift allows 3 students to receive a free school supply kit. Your donation allows students to have the tools they need to be successful in the classroom.

Donate Now

We do not have the capacity to collect and/or store donated supplies, nor do we allow community members or organizations to collect supplies on behalf of TEXAS YES.

If you are looking to donate supplies, please reach out to one of the following organizations:

San Antonio:

Communities in School (210) 520-8440
San Antonio Food Bank (210) 337-3663
SA Threads (210) 600-3989

Dallas – Fort Worth:

Communities in School (214) 827-0955
North Texas Food Bank (503) 623-3578

Corpus Christi:

Communities in School (361) 884-8877
Food Bank of Corpus Christi (361) 887-6291

Austin:

Communities in School (512) 462-1771
Central Texas Food Bank (512) 282-2111
Carrying Hope (backpack donations) info@carryinghope.com