The KHS Cougar Cove needs your immediate help! Supplies are extremely low for students in need!
Suggested items are listed below.
Please donate now, during the Donation Drives, and throughout the fall and spring semesters with items and/or a donation amount to keep services ongoing throughout the school year for students in need.
Kempner High School (KHS) was given the opportunity to be one of the first FBISD schools to be recognized as an “Exemplary Partnership” campus. Since 2020, KHS and the Kempner PTO has partnered with FBISD Collaborative Communities/Shared Dreams to prepare and stock a room where students faced financial or challenging situation may receive immediate assistance.
We call our “Exemplary Partnership” Cougar Cove. Cougar Cove is meant to be a sustainable, ongoing, campus-wide program that will serve Kempner students. It is the hope of the KHS PTO that this program will help to remove a small burden from their family and let them know KHS and the KHS PTO care.
We know that food insecurity and lack of school supplies and personal care items not only impact the health of our students, but also the ability to also be more focused on their education. This is the reason that the Cougar Cove provides food, toiletries, and school supplies free of charge to students that visit the Cougar Cove. As privacy and confidentiality are a priority in serving our students, we only ask for a student ID number for students who wish to be assisted. If you are in a situation in which this program will benefit you as a KHS student, we look forward to serving you.
Cougar Cove is housed in Room 504 on the first floor and staffed by parent and community volunteers, with an approved FBISD background check. Cougar Cove will be open on Mondays and Fridays from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm during the school year, excluding school holidays.
The KHS KPO needs your support to keep Cougar Cove going strong and rely on donations. Please support the Cougar Cove, by donating non-perishable food items, toiletries, and school supplies. We look forward to accepting your donation as the KHS KPO strives to support our students and make our community a better place. School donations are accepted school year round submitted to the front office of KHS during school hours.
In addition, donation drives are held in the fall and spring.
Fall 2026: October 19-23, 2026
Spring 2027: TBD
If you have any questions about what is needed or any questions about the Cougar Cove, please contact kempnerpto@gmail.com.
Below are suggestions of what is typically needed in the Cougar Cove for students (all items are needed, in addition to high demand items). Bold items are in the highest demand.
Deodorant
Shampoo and conditioner
Lotion
Soap (bars, hand soap, body wash)
Toothpaste and toothbrushes
Dental floss
Acne products
Small packs of laundry detergent and laundry softener
Toilet paper
Travel size toothpaste, soap, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant
Dish soap
Detergent for clothing and fabric softeners
Feminine hygiene products (all sizes of tampons and pads)
We can no longer accept razors
School glue
Markers packs
Colored pencils
Poster board
Pens
Pencils- not needed at this time
Notebooks
Graph paper
Folders
Colored paper- not needed at this time
Composition books- not needed at this time
Printer paper
Backpacks
Soup, chili, pasta, stew (cans, pouches or in a jar)
Vegetables (cans, pouches or in a jar)
*Green beans, corn, peas, kidney beans, pinto beans are not needed at this time. All other vegetable are requested*
Fruit (cans, pouches, in a jar, or plastic containers)
Pasta (macaroni and cheese, ramen, spaghetti, hamburger/tuna helper, etc.)
Pasta sauces
Rice
Reusable water bottles
Cereal or oatmeal (individual or full sized boxes)
Canned or pouch protein: meat (tuna, chicken, Vienna sausages, etc.)
Crackers (saltines, etc.)
Peanut or nut butters
Jelly and jam
Pantry essentials (flour, sugar, cake/muffin/bread mixes, evaporated milk)
Boxed non perishable milk (individual containers are preferred), sometimes referred to as UHT milk, can be liquid or powdered
Cooking essentials (oil, spices)
Disposable paper bowls
Disposable utensils
Bottled individual water
While we appreciate all donations, snacks (chips, cookies, candy, etc.) are not the focus of the Cougar Cove, so we prioritize the other items as requested items.