Where can I find people or organizations to donate items?

I am the program manager for a program that provides resources for parents and children in our community. We are having a back to school open house event. We would like to give away school supplies for the children going back to school. Where can I find people and organizations that will donate some of these type of items? Any information, (including websites) is helpful. Thank you|||salvation army or good will?|||Check to see if your community has a local Community Foundation. They usually have grants that are easy to get to start this up. Also, local stores are usually happy to donate items for things like this!!|||You can create a list of businesses and organizations that are in your local area. Develop a script. Call and solicit on behalf of these children. Offer them compensation in the form of a letter stating that they donated xxx ammount of supplies worth xxx dollars. They could use that as a tax right off. Even though people give...they most always want something in return. Writing a letter for a tax right off is a good way to get what you need.





Also, try Coke, Burger King, and other prominent national companies.|||Call the schools.