Back To School Drive Launches In Brookhaven Town

FARMINGVILLE, NY —The Town of Brookhaven Youth Bureau’s INTERFACE Back to School Drive collected enough supplies to help 1,200 children last year, and officials are hoping to top that this season.

During the drive, which will run from Friday through Aug. 27, pens, calculators, backpacks, notebooks, lunch boxes, folders, glue, and binders will be collected at various locations, including town hall. The supplies will be distributed to needy families who otherwise would be unable to provide them to their children before school begins, according to a news release.

Collection boxes can be found at:

● Brookhaven Town Hall, One Independence Hill, Farmingville

● Brookhaven Town Highway Department, 1140 Old Town Rd., Coram

● Brookhaven Town Parks and Recreation Department, 286 Hawkins Rd., Centereach

● Brookhaven Town Vehicle Control Building, 550 North Ocean Ave., Patchogue

● Modular Devices, 1 Roned Rd., Shirley

● All For You Hair Salon, 161-1 Long Island Ave., Holtsville

● College 101 Resource Center, 290 Main St., East Setauket

INTERFACE is a partnership of individuals, generous corporate neighbors, and the town “united in a shared effort” to help Brookhaven’s “less fortunate residents all year round,” officials stated in a news release.

For more information about the Back to School Drive, as well as Brookhaven Youth Bureau programs and services, go to brookhavenny.gov, or call 631-451-8011.