Twin Rivers USD is partnering with Feed The Children, a national charitable organization, to provide backpacks and supplies for Sacramento area students experiencing homelessness. The distribution on Feb. 26 includes almost 2,000 backpacks filled with a variety of items including school supplies, essentials (items such as toothpaste, deodorant and body wash) and children’s books.
Twelve local school districts and several charter school organizations will pick up backpacks and ensure that they reach the hands of students that are either homeless or in transitional housing situations.
What: Backpack Distribution event with local school districts
When: 8 a.m. – Noon on Tuesday, Feb. 26
Where: Twin Rivers USD Warehouse, 3222 Winona Way, North Highlands, CA 95660
Through a partnership with SchoolKidz, a business unit of Staples® Inc., Feed The Children plans to distribute 60,000 backpacks nationwide for the 2012-2013 school year. To learn more about the Feed the Children backpack program and breaking the cycle of poverty through Feed The Children’s focus to F.E.E.D. (Food, Education, Essentials and Disaster Relief), please visit www.FeedTheChildren.org/
Twin Rivers Unified School District serves approximately 27,000 preschool through adult education students in northern Sacramento County. www.twinriversusd.org
Charlene VanAllen
Senior Communications Specialist
916.566.1600 ext. 50143 or 916.566.1765
Cell Phone: 916.825.6809
Twin Rivers Unified School District
