Help us provide a record number of backpacks for Utah students!
This year marks the 15th anniversary of United Way of Salt Lake’s Stuff the Bus campaign which provides school supplies for thousands of students across the Wasatch Front. Back-to-school time is right around the corner, and we need your support to ensure Utah students start the year equipped to learn. This year, schools and nonprofits have requested over 7,600 backpacks and supplies for over 10,000 kids. Read more below to learn about the different ways you can support Stuff the Bus this year and help us meet this need.
How You Can Help
Donate
We have a fundraising goal of $75,000 which will be used to purchase school supplies and backpacks for students. With direct donations, UWSL can maximize your impact by ordering the most needed school supplies in bulk.
Spread the Word
Spread the word about the impact your support is making for Utah students and families. Share our fundraising link or post about your own supply drive. Make sure you’re following United Way of Salt Lake on social media and don’t forget to tag us in your posts!
Host a Supply Drive
Now through July 29, get your friends, families, or office together to collect school supplies for kids! Register today and we will send you all the details to make hosting a supply drive easy. We can even create custom fundraising pages for your company or community group.
Volunteer
Sign up to count and sort donated school supplies or help us stuff backpacks with supplies. With your help, we will make sure thousands of backpacks are stocked and ready for distribution to schools and nonprofits across the valley. Stuff the Bus volunteer registration will open June 25!
2025 Stuff the Bus Events Timeline
- Supply Drives | Now through July 29
- Counting & Sorting Volunteer Shifts | July 29 - 30
- Backpack Stuffing | July 31
- Pick-Up & Delivery Support | August 1
Host a Virtual Supply Drive
Rally your coworkers, church group, family, or organization to donate school supplies to kids across the Wasatch Front. Host a virtual supply drive, where you'll get your own branded fundraising page with a donation goal that you can share over email, social media, and more. To ensure we are on track in this era of uncertainty, the first school supply order we will be making will be at the end of June. Therefore we are encouraging teams to wrap-up their drives by August 1st. However, you can continue to donate throughout July and those funds will be used for our next order.
Click the link below to learn more and register your virtual drive.
