Prepare for Success Donation Collection

Prepare for Success is a program that responds to the needs of growing numbers of HCPSS families who are barely able to keep up with food, fuel and shelter costs so they find it difficult or impossible to provide essential school supplies for their children. The organization raises funds to purchase backpacks, collects donations of school supplies from points around the county, and then provides the backpacks filled with necessary school supplies to thousands of elementary, middle, and high school students at the start of and during each school year. Drop-off boxes are located at Claret Hall and all other Columbia Village Centers, all Howard County Libraries, Columbia Association Gyms, George Howard Bldg. and the Columbia Gateway Building through August 20. For more information, go to www.prepareforsuccess.org.