BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WTAJ) — The YMCA of Centre County’s Backpack Weekend Food Program received a huge donation as Penn State ...

The Lake Houston Family and EMC YMCA are two out of 38 YMCAs and area churches that are a part of Operation Backpack that began July 23. "We encourage the community to participate so that all children ...

Operation Backpack collects new backpacks filled with school supplies to distribute to school age children in need. The drive is now in its third year, and, according to information from the YMCA, is ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It’s back-to-school season, which means added pressure on struggling families. With a mission of serving the local community, the YMCA of Greater Cleveland is once again staging its ...

The Hockomock Area YMCA's Operation Backpack is now underway and seeks the support of local businesses and individuals. Last year, the YMCA donated 2,000 backpacks and aims to increase that number for ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Decatur YMCA will host its annual Backpack Attack event. The event will be on Saturday, August 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. According to the YMCA, 1,500 pre-filled ...

More than 4,400 YMCA staff and volunteers from across America recently attended the Y’s General Assembly of YMCAs in Atlanta, with some filling greater than 3,400 backpacks with school supplies to ...

Houston – YMCA of Greater Houston is launching its 17th annual YMCA Operation Backpack in preparation for the 2021 school year. YMCA Operation Backpack gives school supplies and backpacks to students ...

The kids may not have received toys or comic books — but what they did get will be much more useful during the upcoming school year. The YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles hosted a backpack giveaway for ...

CLEMMONS — The Jerry Long Family YMCA is gathering backpacks and school supplies for the new school year. Through Aug. 15, people can join the Y for $1 when they donate a new backpack. The Jerry Long ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Lompoc, CA — The Lompoc Family YMCA, in partnership with the Lompoc Unified School District, is helping families gear up for ...