Helping kids get ready for school
Posted on July 26, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY
Operation BackPack is back for another year to help at risk families and their children with back to school supplies.
The United Way of Durham Region says this is the 14
th consecutive year of the Operation BackPack program in Durham Region.
In the fight against poverty, and to mitigate its impacts, United Way says childhood and youth education preparedness is critical.
“The “back to school” feeling that, for so many, can be invigorating and a time of excitement and expectation can for others be a daunting time,” says Cindy Murray, CEO of United Way of Durham Region, adding school supplies and backpacks come with a cost which for some must be weighed against food or accommodation for other expenses.