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.

The 2026 date has been set. Please check out the information →

We are currently in need of volunteers. Please click the link below for more info.

We welcome anyone needing an extra hand to attend this event!

Partner with us

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

• DLL

• Johnston River of Life

• Twisted Scissors

• United Way of Central Iowa

• DMARC

• St. James Lutheran Church

• NorthPointe Church

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 will be filled and distributed to Johnston students in Preschool-12th grade at the Back to School Health and Resource Clinic and throughout the school year as needs arise.

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