Backpack Program
2026 OPERATION BACKPACK IS NOW OPEN!
This is a two-step process (click on buttons below):
1 – REGISTER FOR A BACKPACK
2 – BOOK A PICK-UP APPOINTMENT!
2026 OPERATION BACKPACK
Each year, our Backpack Program ensures children from junior kindergarten through Grade 12, arrive at school confident about the coming school year with newly supplied backpacks filled with supplies!
This year Simcoe Hall is teaming up with other Durham non-profits to ensure every child in Durham has a backpack full of school supplies come September.
To make the most of our collective resources, Durham Children’s Aid Foundation, Durham Community Health Centre, Ignite Durham Learning Foundation, Simcoe Hall Settlement House, St. Andrews Community Food Bank and United Way of Durham are coming together for Operation Backpack.
Our goal is to provide each child with a quality backpack filled with grade level appropriate items… binders, refill paper, scribblers, report covers, pencil crayons, pens, pencils, rulers, and the list goes on.
The success of this annual campaign relies on the collection of school supplies through a network of donation bins, supply drives and community events, including the following:
- Stuff the Ride Events at Walmart locations in Oshawa on July 11th:
- Walmart Laval – Stuff the Cruiser
- Walmart Harmony – Stuff the Fire Truck
- Stuff the Bus Event, which is scheduled to take place this year at the Oshawa Centre Staples on July 25th.
All of the backpacks and supplies made available through this program have been donated. If you would like to contribute, please click on the button below:
There are many ways to support the program this year:
