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Programs and events across L.A. County offer free school supplies to eligible parents. ... are hosting the 6th Annual Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway at the Center Court of the SouthBay Pavilion ...
Jul. 12—At least a couple back-to-school events are planned for this month in the Daily News readership area and they involve giving away backpacks full of school supplies. Greensburg As it has ...
A backpack giveaway at Barakah Muslim Charity in 2018. ROC Royal's annual giveaway will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 at Mount Olivet Baptist Church, 141 Adams St.
YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries.It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches worldwide. [1]
In the United States, YMCA's parent/child programs, under the umbrella program called Y-Guides, (originally called YMCA Indian Guides, Princesses, Braves, and Maidens) have provided structured opportunities for fellowship, camping, and community-building activities (including craft-making and community service) for several generations of ...
The YWCA history dates back to 1855, when the philanthropist Lady Mary Jane Kinnaird founded the North London Home for nurses travelling to or from the Crimean War. [1] The home addressed the needs of single women arriving from rural areas to join the industrial workforce in London, by offering housing, education and support with a "warm Christian atmosphere".
Don’t break the bank on back-to-school shopping this season. Here are some ways to save up before classes start in Kansas City.
As of 2021, there are twenty two branches throughout the five boroughs, including the McBurney Y that was the inspiration for the Village People's song and the West Side YMCA. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] YMCA of Greater New York is affiliated with YMCA in America and also operated Camp Talcott , a more than century-old sleepaway camp that hosted more ...