The everyday basics
Pencils, folders, glue sticks, crayons, markers. Nothing fancy, just the stuff a classroom actually burns through every week.
Student-led Fairfax County, Virginia
Every student deserves the right foundation.
We're students who collect school supplies from families, teachers, and local businesses around Fairfax County, then hand-deliver them to classrooms where kids are going without.
Started by a freshman with a cardboard box. Now supplying four schools and counting.
Our mission
We make sure the basics never get in the way of learning.
A pencil seems like nothing until a student doesn't have one. Plenty of families in our county can't restock a backpack every few months, and teachers end up covering the difference out of pocket. We think neighbors can handle this one.
Powered by neighbors
Everything we hand out was donated by someone nearby. A teacher cleaning out a closet, a family grabbing extras at the store, a business that wanted in.
Steady, not one-time
Back-to-school drives are great, but supplies run out by October. Our boxes stay up all year, so classrooms aren't waiting on next August.
How it works
Three simple steps, repeated all year.
Nothing complicated. We collect what people give, count it carefully, and drive it to the schools that need it.
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Collect
We set up a drop-off box at a partner school, and families and teachers toss in extras whenever they can.
Boxes are live at Greenbriar East (since April 2026) and Navy Elementary (since June 2026).
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Sort & count
Every week we sort what came in and count it by hand, down to the last pencil. That's how we know what we have and who needs it.
Every item lands on our supply ledger before it goes anywhere.
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Deliver
Then we bring it straight to classrooms at the schools where the most kids are going without.
First delivery: Brookfield Elementary, June 11, 2026. Also supplying Greenbriar East.
Our impact so far
Real supplies, in real classrooms.
We only started in April 2026. Everything below came from our neighbors in a few months.
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Underserved students supported
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Supplies collected & counted
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Raised in supplies & funds
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Students reached through outreach
Supplies are reaching students at schools where they make the biggest difference:
- Brookfield Elementary — 713 students, 68% from low-income families. 480 students directly equipped.
- Greenbriar East Elementary — 898 students, 33% from low-income families. 300 students directly supported.
The supply ledger
What's on our shelves right now.
We count everything by hand every week, so donors know exactly where their stuff ends up. Here's the latest tally from the Greenbriar East hub.
Greenbriar East hub inventory last counted May 21, 2026
- Pencils0
- Crayons0
- Glue sticks0
- Colored pencils0
- Folders0
- Expo markers0
- Highlighters0
Total units on hand0
Collecting
Greenbriar East Elementary
$966.20 in supplies & funds raised
Collecting
Navy Elementary School
$292.34 in supplies & funds raised
All together we've collected $1,318.83 worth of supplies, plus $173 raised at events, for $1,491.53 total. Erasers, scissors, hand sanitizer, and tissue boxes come through too. All of it gets sorted, checked, and logged before it goes anywhere.
Stories from the community
Where it started: Greenbriar East Elementary.
Our first drive started at Greenbriar East in April 2026 with a box by the front office, a flyer in every teacher's mailbox, and a spot in the school newsletter. Two weeks later, the community had donated over $950 worth of supplies.
A big day for us
June 11, 2026: our first delivery.
Cesar loaded up the first batch of donated supplies from the Greenbriar East and Navy hubs and brought it to Brookfield Elementary himself. Months of collecting and counting, finally in the hands of the students it was meant for.
Brookfield is now our first verified distribution hub, and supplies from both collection boxes will keep flowing there all year.
“Former GBE student and current Fairfax High freshman Cesar Carlos has launched a wonderful new organization called Generation Supply to help provide students with school supplies. We are excited to support his mission by hosting a donation box right here in our school lobby.”
Programs & initiatives
Supplies were just the way in.
A stocked pencil box helps, but it doesn't close a learning gap on its own. Here's what we're building next.
Running now
School supply drives
The core of what we do: collection boxes at partner schools that keep classrooms stocked all year long.
Launching 2026–27
Student club chapters
Our first student-run club is coming to Fairfax High School, and we're writing the playbook so other high schools can copy it.
In development
Free peer tutoring
Free, student-led tutoring for the kids we already supply, because a glue stick can't teach fractions.
In development
Family support
One-on-one help for families navigating the school system, from picking courses to speaking up for their kids, so every student has a champion in their corner.
Our growing network
School by school, the map fills in.
Every school we add means more supplies coming in, or more kids getting them. Here's the map so far.
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Active collection hub + receiving school
Greenbriar East Elementary
Our pilot school, and proof the whole thing works. The community donated over $950 of supplies within two weeks of launch. The box is still up, and it keeps filling.
- $966.20raised
- 898students
- 300supported
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Active collection hub
Navy Elementary School
Our second box, launched two months after the first. More collection points means a steadier stream of supplies coming in every week.
- $292.34raised
- June 2026joined
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Receiving distribution hub
Brookfield Elementary School
A Title I school and our highest-need partner. We made our first delivery on June 11, 2026, and Brookfield is now our first verified distribution hub.
- 713students
- 68%low-income
- 480equipped
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In talks first club chapter
Fairfax High School
We're talking with administration about launching an official Generation Supply club. If it works, it becomes the blueprint for chapters across the region.
- 2026–27launch target
- Blueprintfor the region
Your school could be stop number five. Talk to us.
The team
Students behind Generation Supply.
No office, no staff. Just five students who kept seeing classmates go without and decided to do something about it.
With support from
Educate Fairfax — Fairfax County's leading education nonprofit, amplifying our regional reach.
Chick-fil-A Fair Lakes — Spirit Night on September 17, 2026, directly funding our supply drives.
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Drop days, partner shout-outs, and whatever else we're up to that week. It all goes on Instagram first.
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Get involved
There's a place for everyone here.
Got a drawer of extra supplies? A free Saturday? A business that wants to help? Any of those can put a kid at their desk ready to learn.
Donate supplies
Drop extras in one of our collection boxes, or run your own mini-drive at school or work. We'll help you set it up.
Start donatingVolunteer
Help us sort, count, and deliver. It's hands-on, it's local, and it works around your schedule.
Join the teamPartner with us
Schools and businesses can host a box, sponsor a drive, or throw a spirit night like Chick-fil-A did.
Become a partnerSpread the word
Follow us, share a post, tell a teacher. Half our donations happen because somebody mentioned us.
@generationsupplyContact & support
Questions? Ideas? Want to help?
Whether you're a parent, teacher, school admin, or business, we'd love to hear from you. We read everything.
- Email generationsupplyinquiries@gmail.com
- Instagram @generationsupply
- Based in Fairfax County, Virginia