Following an inaugural supply drive last fall that raised over $1,200 in school supplies for the United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut, Emperor Tutoring, a tutoring company run by Wilton students, is hosting a Back-To-School Supply Drive for the Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC).

The DVCC provides counseling and advocacy services for victims of domestic violence and their children. Their mission is to prevent and eliminate domestic violence by educating local communities and supporting individuals in building safer lives.

According to the DVCC website, “Often domestic violence victims flee with their children and have little or nothing but the clothes on their backs. Having the right back-to-school supplies can help these children to succeed in school.”

Emperor Tutoring will place donation boxes at local organizations and small businesses starting Monday, July 29, and will accept donations until Wednesday, Aug. 28. The student organizers hope Wilton residents will consider purchasing extra school supplies to donate when shopping for items over the next few weeks.

Back-to-school supplies collected by Empire Tutoring. The student-led tutoring company is running a supply drive for a second year in a row. Credit: contributed / Empire Tutoring

Donors can drop off items at the following Wilton locations:

Riverbrook Regional YMCA (404 Danbury Rd.)
Trackside Teen Center (15 Station Rd.)
Rise Doughnuts (28 Center St.)
CT Coffee and Grill (16 Center St.)
YB World Taekwondo Academy (151 Old Ridgefield Rd.)
Wilton Quaker Meeting (317 New Canaan Rd.)
Wilton Dental Associates (44 Old Ridgefield Rd., Suite 212)
Kumon Math and Reading Center of Wilton (15 River Rd., Suite C7)
Village Market (Starting Aug. 1) (108 Old Ridgefield Rd.)

The Domestic Violence Crisis Center has asked for donations of the following supplies:

Backpacks (ages 5-15)
Lunchboxes (ages 5-15)
Three-ring binders
Lined binder paper
Graphing paper
Index cards (any size)
One-subject notebooks
Composition notebooks
Highlighters
Pens
Pencils
Pencil sharpeners
Glue sticks
Scissors
Calculators

Emperor Tutoring has also pledged $100 to facilitate the supply drive and purchase school supplies for donation.

To learn more about Emperor Tutoring’s initiative, visit the “Giving Back” page on the company’s website or email the company directly. Visit the DVCC website to support its efforts directly.