Give by September 5th for a chance to win $500 for your favorite local school!

You can give kids everything they need to thrive in the classroom and beyond. Your name will be automatically entered to win when you donate. Please include the school you’d like to support in the Comments section when making your gift.

Because kids need more than backpacks, we now provide head-to-toe support for students including new shoes, clothing, nutritious snacks, hygiene kits, vision and hearing checks, and more.

GET INVOLVED

To learn more about how you can help Tools for School, download our 2025 Tools for School flyer. To collect supplies for Tools for School, download our 2025 Tools for School collection site flyer. Contact Katie at katiem@ubucks.org with questions or if you would like a custom flyer.

Tools for School 2025 is presented by Univest Financial and is sponsored by; Gold Sponsors: First National Bank & Trust of Newtown; Silver Sponsors; Comcast, Foundations Community PartnershipPECO, & Peoples Security Bank & Trust; Corporate Tools For School Champions; Diamond Credit Union, L3 Harris & Walmart.

UNIVEST FINANCIAL COLLECTIONS

Our Presenting Sponsor, Univest Financial, is helping collect supplies for Tools for School this year by hosting collection sites at their local bank branches across Bucks County! Click below to see when and where to drop off supplies.

In partnership with United Way of Bucks County, Univest Financial is collecting donations of school essentials for families in need in Bucks County.

Supplies can be dropped off during bank business hours from Monday, July 14 – Friday, August 1.

Please help us collect NEW sturdy backpacks (17″+)

BRAND NEW SUPPLIES ONLY, PLEASE!

HOW YOUR DOLLARS HELP

In Bucks County, 4 out of every 25 kids are from economically insecure families. Tools for School ensures that every kid in Bucks County – regardless of income – returns to the classroom with the tools they need to excel.

Stuff the bus
2,843+
Number of children in Bucks County who received a backpack filled with school supplies for a fresh start to a new school year in 2024.
1,800+
Number of brand new backpacks donated by our generous community in 2024!
285
Number of (self-registered) families served through Stuff the Bus in 2024
27
Number of school districts and United Way Member Agencies that helped distribute backpacks countywide in 2024.

UNITED WE FIGHT. UNITED WE WIN.

Join us in changing lives in Bucks County for good by making a donation today. Donations can be made online or by mailing a check to, United Way of Bucks County, 413 Hood Blvd., Fairless Hills, PA 19030.