KETV Back to School Drive Live Event – Methodist Women’s Hospital

Methodist Health System is proud to again partner with KETV and the Omaha Salvation Army for the Back to School Backpack Program. The annual campaign provides school supplies to families in Omaha, Council Bluffs and Fremont, helping children begin the school year with the tools they need to be successful.
Sponsors will be accepting donations at Methodist Women’s Hospital on 192nd Street and West Dodge Road on Wednesday, July 29 from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.
While all donations will be accepted, the items most needed are:
- Backpacks
- Rulers
- Spiral notebooks
- Erasers
- Glue
- Crayons
- Colored pencils
- Theme paper
- Two-pocket folders
- Pens
- Pencils
- Reusable water bottles
- Hand sanitizer
- Tissues
Can't make the live event? Drop off new backpacks and school supplies now through Aug. 3 at select Metro Credit Union, Cubby's Convenience Stores, and Methodist Urgent Care locations. For a full list of school supply drop-off and distribution locations, visit:https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-ketv-salvation-army-kids-back-to-school-backpack-program-2026/71680823
To make a monetary donation online, visit: https://donate.salarmywestern.org/campaign/806830/donate
School supplies can be dropped off now through Aug. 3 at Methodist Urgent Care locations from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and noon to 6 p.m. on weekends. The locations are:
• Aksarben Village. 6700 Mercy Road, Suite 109, Omaha
• Elkhorn. 20021 Manderson St., Omaha
• Fremont. 1240 E. 23rd St.
• Gretna. 11946 Standing Stone Drive
• Jennie Edmundson Medical Plaza. 808 E. Pierce St., Council Bluffs
• Millard. 5908 S. 142nd St., Omaha
• North Streams. 4932 202nd Ave., Omaha
• Northwest. 10710 Fort St., Omaha
• Papillion. 101 E. Centennial Road