Kent-based Puget Sound Fire alongside the Puget Sound Firefighters Foundation have launched a back-to-school supply drive through the month of August.
It’s the first of what’s expected to be an annual drive with a mission to provide essential school supplies to students and teachers, so they have the needed supplies on hand as the school year kicks off, according to an Aug. 1 Puget Sound Fire media release.
The cost of school supplies has increased over the years, causing a higher financial burden for many. This year’s efforts are being geared towards the 38 elementary schools in the Puget Sound Fire service area. This includes schools in the Kent, Highline, Tahoma and Tukwila school districts.
Items needed include pencils, crayons, dry eraser markers, kid scissors, glue sticks, folders, backpacks, Kleenex, hand sanitizers and disinfecting wipes. Donations can be dropped off at any of Puget Sound Fire’s 17 fire stations in Kent, Covington, Maple Valley, SeaTac, Tukwila and King County Fire Districts 37 and 43.
Every student in the Kent School District for the 2025-2026 school year will receive essential school supplies for free from district funding and community donations.
Puget Sound Fire is of several groups making donations to the Kent School District. The others include Communities in Schools of South King County, Kent Youth and Family Services, South King County Rotary Club, Unleash the Brilliance and Varsity Tutors.
Monetary donations can also be made through the Puget Sound Firefighters Foundation by visiting: https://unionly.io/o/kentfirefightersfoundation/2025-back-to-school-supply-drive.
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