FREE school supplies!
For students enrolled in the Oberlin City School DISTRICT
The Jaqui Willis Back to School Giveaway is an annual effort by OCS to make sure that every Oberlin City School District student has the resources they need to thrive. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Registered students will receive their own backpack and all the supplies they need for their grade. This program is open to students who will be enrolled in the Oberlin public school system for the 2026-2027 school year.
School supply pick-up will be: Thursday, Aug. 13 from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at the Cooper Community Resource Center, 500 E. Lorain St., Oberlin.
For more information, contact Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator Rosa Gadsden at (440) 774-6579 or rosa@oberlincommunityservices.org.
The late Jaqui Willis was a lifelong educator, OCS board member, volunteer, and community organizer who had a passion for ensuring every Oberlin student could begin the year on equal footing with the supplies for academic success. She passed away June 15, 2017, at age 70. This is the 10th year OCS has held the supply drive in Jaqui’s honor with funding donated in her memory, ensuring her legacy lives on.
REGISTER HERE!
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL CHILDREN TO SIGN UP, please refresh the page and fill out the form with parent/guardian information again plus the additional children’s registration info.
You can donate school supplies!
WANT TO DONATE school supplies or dollars toward the drive? Thank you! WE NEED No. 2 pencils, crayons, loose leaf paper, safety scissors, glue sticks, colored pencils, pencil sharpeners, pens, composition notebooks, spiral notebooks, erasers, 3-ring binders, pencil bags, pocket folders, washable markers, highlighters, rulers, wired earphones or headphones, and bookbags/backpacks.
DROP-OFF LOCATIONS IN OBERLIN:
• Cooper Community Resource Center, 500 E. Lorain St.
• First Church in Oberlin, 106 N. Main St.
• Doobie's Smoke Shop, 25 W. College St.
• AdeptAg (AgriNomix), 300 Creekside Dr.
• Oberlin Public Library, 65 S. Main St.
A STUFF THE BUS EVENT will be held Saturday, Aug. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of Oberlin Cable Co-op, 27 E. College St., Oberlin.