Money and gift cards are vital additions to the program because we can fill in the gaps of supplies and backpack donations by directly purchasing needed items. 

Checks, gift cards and money can be donated through the Congregations for Kids representative at your participating congregation or organization.

Checks should be written to:  Congregations for Kids/EISCC

Checks can also be mailed directly to:

Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns Council
P.O. Box 662
Bellevue, WA 98009-0662

Target gift cards are particularly useful because of their large stock of back-to-school items but gift cards to other stores that carry school supplies are appreciated as well.

All donations are tax deductible.

2011 Money and Gift Cards and What They Purchased

$15,593 cash and checks

$1,271 gift cards (mostly for Target)

160 elementary backpacks, 336 middle school/high school backpacks, 393 - 1.5 in. binders, 722 - 2 in. binders, 146 composition books, 166 boxes crayons, 1080 dividers, 450 standard-size erasers, 3029 folders with pockets, 1258 glue sticks, 1760 individual hi-liters, 169 sets index cards, 272 sets thin markers, 432 sets wide washable markers, 554 packages college-rule paper, 61 packages wide-rule paper, 391 pencil boxes, 95 pencil pouches, 674 sets pencils, 1312 sets colored pencils, 838 sets blue/black pens, 260 individual erasable pens, 612 individual red pens, 461 sets post-it notes, 1865 report covers with prongs, 103 rulers, 513 small pointed scissors, 29 large scissors, 750 sharpies, 1160 college-rule spirals, 309 wide-rule spirals