TORONTO, Aug.13, 2015 /CNW/ - Start2Finish, in partnership with Canadian office solutions provider Grand & Toy, today kicked off the Toronto portion of its annual Backpack Packing Day. The program ...

The success of the Backpack Buddies program is one of those good-news, bad-news kind of things. It’s good news that every two weeks thanks to Backpack Buddies, 1,010 schoolkids are sent home with ...

SASKATOON – It’s a cost that comes up every year but for many families working on a tight budget, it could mean the difference between putting food on the table or buying much needed school supplies.

More than 1,500 backpacks going to kids in need More than 1,500 students will be sent back to school with a backpack full of supplies thanks to a local initiative.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The North Shore Tourism Association is lending out backpacks containing items to help neurodivergent people access tourist ...

A recently launched initiative that provides youth with a bag full of food, toiletries and information is helping address the growing issue of food insecurity in Lambton County. This past summer, the ...

Yet another program in Durham is feeling the effects of the pandemic. In this case, it’s the Simcoe Hall Settlement House which says its backpack program looks a lot different this year, but parents ...

SALEM, MA — Nearly 100 housing-insecure residents of Beverly, Gloucester and Salem were presented with backpacks filled with hygiene and other cold-weather supplies this holiday season as part of ...

Brethren High School's National Honor Society chapter is working to raise money for its Blessings in a Backpack program.