The Salvation Army has brought back a program to ensure Saskatoon students in need have a backpack filled with school supplies to get them through the year.
Since its inception in 2010, the Back-To-School Backpack Program has reached 4,000 children.
“I am super grateful for the program,” a parent recipient of the program said in a press release.
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“It gives kids a chance to grow with the community, so they have the same things the others have.”
This year’s goal is to help another 1,000 students through the program.
Volunteers will be filling backpacks with freshly stocked supplies from Aug. 20 to 24.