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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 within 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
210-659-7756

Voice

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Alternate Phone

855-552-0838

Fax

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Fax

210-549-4600

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Main Phone

877-264-3968

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Toll-Free

Application process

Fees

Free to military families

Service area

United States

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