The “Stuff the Bus” and “Mission: Bus Brigade” drives recently wrapped up campaigns to provide school supplies for needy students starting the 2025-26 school year.
Both efforts collected supplies and turned them over to Marion County Public Schools — and, in at least one case, a charter school — for distribution to students typically selected by school counselors.
Thomas Butler, the district’s homeless liaison, said that heading into the 2025-26 school year, the district has “over 1,600” students considered homeless…