Tag: Backpacks
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Salvation Army Backpack Program Returns to Support Vulnerable Families
As fall approaches, families prepare for the new school year. Supplies such as backpacks, notebooks and pencils may seem like simple purchases, but costs can quickly add up, creating financial…
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Backpack Program Eases Back-to-School Stress for Parents
Not too long ago, back-to-school season meant stress and sacrifice for April Brown from Langley, B.C. With three children in elementary school, the cost of supplies added up quickly. “I…
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Back-to-School Program Eases Mother’s Financial Strain
As students prepare for their upcoming school year, back-to-school shopping becomes a focus for parents across Canada. Markers, backpacks, pencils and binders are some of the most popular items. While…
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Backpack Program Allows Single Mother to Provide More for Her Family
The Salvation Army’s Back-to-School Backpack Program can serve as a much-needed support for parents when it comes to ensuring their children have all the required school supplies, ahead of the…
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Demand Grows for Salvation Army Back-to-School Backpack Programs
Ahead of the back-to-school season, numerous Salvation Army ministry units across Canada are running backpack programs to ensure all students have the supplies they need for school. Some Salvation Army…
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Backpack Meal Program Gives Parents Additional Support to Keep Their Children Fed
Every week The Salvation Army in Red Deer, Alta., has helped vulnerable families with food support through the Backpack Meal Program, where individual bags filled with meals and snacks are…
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The Salvation Army in Agincourt Helps Kids Get Ready for Back to School
The Salvation Army in the Agincourt neighbourhood of Toronto is preparing up to 700 backpacks filled with supplies for school aged children this Fall. The Salvation Army Community and Family…
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350 Backpacks Ensure Low-Income Students in Northern Ontario are Ready for the School Year
On the first day of school this fall, some 350 backpacks full of goodies will be distributed to eight Kenora area elementary schools, helping students get a good start to…
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Backpack Program Boosts Self-Confidence and Promotes Inclusion in the Classroom
In many locations across Canada, The Salvation Army is stuffing backpacks with school supplies to ensure that every elementary and high-school student is empowered to succeed, and struggling families have…
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Salvation Army Brings Backpacks to Families in Need
Starting a new school year can make students feel excited, anxious, relieved, and many other emotions. Although this year’s back-to-school experience will be entirely different, those experiencing poverty, including 560,000…
