Two local charities are reporting a drastic increase in the number of parents seeking help to get their children ready for the new school year which begins in two weeks.The Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust Programme and the Sandy Lane Charitable Trust, which worked together to provide uniforms to several students, said during the presentation of the items at Abed’s in Bridgetown on Tuesday that scores more had come forward for assistance.“This year, we saw an increase [with] over 400-odd children [from] less fortunate families being assisted from the Trust with the back-to-school programme,” reported public relations officer for the Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust, Billie-June Langdon.