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Back-to-School Brigade | Operation Homefront

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Resource Name:Back-to-School Brigade | Operation Homefront

address

17319 San Pedro Avenue, Suite 505, San Antonio, TX 78232

Eligibility

Open to DEERS-enrolled dependent children, in grades K–12, for the 2025–2026 school year in the service area

Required documents

DD214 (if discharged), line of duty documentation or other official records of a wound, illness, or injury being sustained in the line of duty, copy of deployment order, household income documentation, military ID

Hours

Website available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
855-552-0838

Fax

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Fax

877-264-3968

Voice

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Toll-Free

210-549-4600

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Main Phone

210-659-7756

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Alternate Phone

Application process

Call or visit the website to apply for services.

Fees

Free to military families

Service area

United States

Provides free backpacks and school supplies to military children in grades K–12 through the annual Back-to-School Brigade events. Aims to support academic success and ease financial strain. Supplies are limited and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.