Back to School

Every child remembers those first day of school jitters. And every parent knows how expensive it is to purchase all those school supplies. We partner with the Johnston Community School District to make sure every child is ready to head back to school.

Partner with us

Thank you to our 2026 partners for sponsoring school supply drives/ packing backpacks!

• DLL

• Johnston River of Life

• United Way of Central Iowa

• DMARC

• St. James Lutheran Church

• NorthPoint Church

• Bishop Drumm

• Rhea Lana West Des Moines

Provide School Supplies- Clear the List!

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, businesses and organization who are hosting collections and our generous neighbors like you, we have officially cleared the list! 550 backpacks were filled and distributed to Johnston students in Preschool-12th grade at the Back to School Health and Resource Clinic and delivered to schools to meet needs throughout the school year.

Provide Support Year Round

If you are still interested in providing support to Johnston school students throughout the 2026-27 school year- the need doesn’t stop at school supplies. We would welcome your partnership and/ or donation to our efforts as we work to meet student needs in our community each day. Questions? Contact Kate at kate@johnstonpartnership.org