Over the past many years, we at Akwesasne Stuff the Bus have provided school supplies to many students in the community of Akwesasne. We have seen the joy on the children’s and parent’s faces after receiving the upcoming year’s school supplies. We were able to buy the supplies of years past based solely on the donations that we had received from the local businesses as well as the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and MCA. Over the past couple of years there has been a decrease in the amount of community funding for this project as well as other organizations offering school supplies to students, therefore the financial burden rested solely on us to provide for those students in need. The students needing school supplies had grown to over 500 book bags and school supplies that we had provided. We however remained hopeful that the donations would yet again increase to meet the ever-growing need that has been present here in Akwesasne. Unfortunately, after much consideration, we at Akwesasne Stuff the Bus are no longer able to provide school supplies to the area youth due to the decrease in the community funding for this project.

Akwesasne Stuff the Bus