By Organ Mountain News on Jun 14, 2026

DACC collecting school supplies to help Las Cruces families

Doña Ana Community College is collecting school supplies for Las Cruces families through the Stuff the Bus donation drive.

Doña Ana Community College is collecting school supplies for Las Cruces families through the Stuff the Bus donation drive. (Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash)

Donations for the Stuff the Bus drive can be dropped off at the DACC Workforce Center, with a July 11 collection event at the East Mesa campus.

Organ Mountain News report

LAS CRUCES - Doña Ana Community College is collecting school supplies to help families prepare for the upcoming school year.

DACC is participating in the Stuff the Bus donation drive with Bravo Mic Communications and Nusenda Credit Union to collect supplies for the 2026-27 school year.

Donations can be dropped off at the DACC Workforce Center, 2345 E. Nevada Ave., in office 100B.

Suggested donations include:

Deodorant
Toothbrushes and toothpaste
Feminine products
Travel-size laundry detergent
No. 2 pencils and sharpeners
Mechanical pencils
Pens in blue, black and red
Pink erasers
Crayons
Glue
Folders
Spiral notebooks
Backpacks
Paper
Scissors
Tissues
Rulers
Protractors
Markers
Colored pencils
Flash drives
Pencil bags
Binders
Dividers
Combination locks

A donation drive event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at DACC’s East Mesa campus, 2800 Sonoma Ranch Blvd., inside the Student Resources Building.

The drive is intended to support students and teachers in Las Cruces Public Schools.

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