Published on: 2026-10-03
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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Within the framework of the project “Moscow helps” The annual campaign “Let’s Prepare a Child for School” took place. This year, families with children, elderly people, volunteer teams, students, and work collectives joined the campaign. Volunteers collected stationery for children living in the new regions of Russia at 24 points across the city — headquarters for collecting humanitarian aid and volunteer district centers. “The Good Place”.
“Behind the kind action are hundreds of caring Muscovites and organizations. They put a piece of warmth into every box so that school days for children from the new regions are joyful and wholesome. Boys and girls are happy to receive gifts in the new school year. Even a small token of attention becomes not only a joyful event for them but also great support from the capital. Since 2022, volunteers have collected more than 770 thousand stationery items for schoolchildren from the new regions,” said Alexander Levit, director of the Mosvolonter resource center.
From dress shoes to sneakers
This year, Muscovites donated a large number of notebooks, covers, pens, colored pencils and markers, sharpeners, wooden and plastic rulers. The packages also contained compasses, protractors, drawing sets, heavy paper, cardboard, drawing albums, safety scissors, glue, brushes, modeling clay, aprons and sleeves, gouache and watercolor paints. Citizens brought backpacks, pencil cases, diaries, music notebooks, musical instruments, as well as school and sports uniforms and shoes for children from six to 17 years old.
Dozens of Moscow organizations joined the action. Employees of the social rehabilitation center “Altufyevo” handed over boxes with supplies for study and creativity to the children, and their relay was picked up by the trade union organization of the “Pechatniki” electric depot of the Moscow Metro. Employees of the Social Treasury of Moscow, the special unit of the Federal Fire Service No. 100, and Disinfection Station No. 1 in the North-Western Administrative Okrug brought backpacks, pencil cases, and stationery.
Specialists from the project joined the assembly of “Moscow Longevity“, members of the Southern Tushino veterans council, students and teachers of schools No. 2005, 1248, 1541, 1329, 97, 814, 1542, 56, 1293, 1195, as well as the educational center “Proton”, Center for Family Education Assistance “Coast of Hope,” the medical and transport colleges, and other organizations.
The packages were received by volunteers in Moscow. They checked the integrity of the item packaging, sorted them, and packed everything into boxes. The packages will gradually reach all recipients.
Rescuers — for children
This year, employees of the Special Department of the Federal Fire Service No. 100 of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations participated for the first time in the “Let’s Get the Child Ready for School” campaign. Together, they collected several packages containing sets of notebooks, pens, markers, felt-tip pens, paints for drawing, and pencil cases and handed them over to the volunteer center “Good Place. JSC.”
Ruslan Buynov, Deputy Chairman of the Youth Council of the Special Directorate of the Federal Fire Service No. 100 of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, stated that it is necessary to support students from new regions. Obtaining education, skills, and abilities at the initial stage of life is an integral and crucial part of every person’s development. Specialists approached the campaign with incredible interest, as such initiatives serve as examples for children and adults and can inspire them to perform good deeds.
Three years of continuous support
The volunteer movement “Vmeste” of Moscow school No. 1248 has been participating in the “Let’s Get the Child Ready for School” campaign for the third year in a row. Students, their parents, and teachers collected first-grader sets, clay, paints, colored paper, cardboard, and much more for children from the new regions.
“When we first joined the campaign, there was no question for our volunteer community about whether to participate or not. Everyone responded to the call and began providing possible assistance to the kids from new regions. All the collected items were lovingly delivered to our friends at the volunteer center ‘Good Place. JSC’,” shared Stanislav Medvedev, advisor to the director on education and interaction with children’s public associations.
The volunteer squad is not limited to a single campaign: every year, participants assist new regions and fighters of the special military operation (SMO). Since March of last year, a project called “From Our Own — To Our Own” has been implemented at the center together with the volunteer community “Charitable Assistance Fund ‘Kalita'”. During this time, they have delivered over 200 camouflage nets, 30 radios, 150 individual first aid kits, and 500 trench candles to the fighters.
Student volunteers
In 2022, the volunteer squad “Volunteers of School No. 2005” joined the campaign for the first time. In 2026, 22 classes participated — more than 300 children and parents, and 12 volunteers sorted, packed, labeled, and loaded the boxes.
The head of the volunteer group, Olga Bolotskikh, said that teachers, students of different grades, and their families gladly respond every year to the call to help children from new regions. This time, they collected 13 large boxes of stationery: notebooks, pencils, pens, sketchbooks, pencil cases, paints, glue, markers, clay, sharpeners, and even nine backpacks with a complete set of everything needed for productive study. There were also especially valuable items — children’s toys, which the volunteers handed over along with the stationery.
“Moscow helps”
The “Moscow Helps” project operates regularly in the city. At 15 headquarters, you can daily donate long-lasting food products, personal hygiene items, goods for children, pet food and toys, as well as other necessary items. More than 19.3 thousand volunteers have joined the assistance at the headquarters throughout the project.
You can learn more about volunteering on the resource center’s website “Mosvolonter”, his social media page “VKontakte”, as well as in the messenger “Max”.
The organization of volunteer activities and the involvement of young people in participating in city events correspond to the goals of the national project “Youth and children” and the federal project “We Are Together.” You can learn more about Russia’s national projects and the capital’s contribution at special page.
To find out how the capital has changed over the past years, what initiatives aimed at making residents’ lives even more comfortable are currently being implemented, and what awaits Moscow and its inhabitants in the near future, you can see in the large-scale special project on the mos.ru portal, dedicated to the development of key sectors of Moscow. These include transport, industry, healthcare, education, sports, and construction.
On the project page “Social support and employment of the population” you can learn about opportunities for city residents in need of support. The capital provides comprehensive assistance to families in difficult life situations, as well as to people with disabilities and participants in the special military operation. In Moscow Longevity Centers Regular exercise sessions and yoga, lectures, and other events take place. In addition, the city employment service offers retraining and the opportunity to acquire a new in-demand profession.
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