Back to School Backpack Drive
Over the summer, we learned that Wesley Community Center would be distributing backpacks to the youth in their summer program and if any remained, would be distributed on a first come-first serve needs basis. We knew from the work over the summer with the police officers that many of the participants could not afford to attend WCC. We put the request out to friends, families, and co-workers for 100 filled backpacks. The call was answered! 3 Snaps offered backpacks, Wells Fargo supplied 30 filled packs and boxes of supplies, and generous individual donors all helped us to meet the need. 150 backpacks in total were distributed to the youth in the community along with two large boxes for the teachers at Herrera Performing Arts and Dual Language School. Thank you all for helping the youth get off to such a good start this school year!
