More than 300 students left IS 291 with backpacks full of supplies like crayons, notebooks, and pencils.
That's why we're teaming up with a team of community organizations for a school supply drive and service giveaway inThe first day of school is three weeks away and on Thursday, more than 300 local students walked away with backpacks full of supplies like crayons, notebooks, and pencils.
Dominga Kiempis and her 9-year-old daughter, Guadalupe, saw a flyer for the event and were there hours before the giveaway started. So was Carlos Ruiz, a Bushwick father of seven who is sending four of his kids to school in September. Donations for the supplies came from a variety of partnering businesses, as well as the team at CBS New York. "It doesn't answer the underlying cause that gives them those socio-economic problems, but we want this to be an opportunity to talk to these families, give them information and knowledge so they're better equipped," said Yaw Asante, Khleeko's founder.
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