Back to School Backpack Program

We began with the giving away of backpacks to the homeless. We filled the backpacks with non-perishable food items, water, and a Bible. Volunteers then took the backpacks with them, put them in their cars and whenever they saw someone in need, they gave them the backpack.

Now what we do is at the end of the summer, we provide backpacks for school aged children K-12 stuffed full of school supplies so they have the necessary supplies to start school.

From summer 2008 to August 2009 the number rose from handing out 300 backpacks to 750 backpacks to children in need of school supplies that is a 150% increase.

This year our funds were very low so we are unable to give out backpacks. Our priority is food. We are very sorry to inconvenience any one.

Bless you,

YAS