July is here, and a new school year is right around the corner!
Once again, the GAP Committee is calling on you to donate new backpacks for students in the fall.
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Program provides basic services to children whose families are experiencing homelessness, and donating backpacks is one small way we can help keep these students in school.
The program needs 1,500 backpacks for elementary, middle, and high school students for the upcoming school year. APS estimates that 3,238 students enrolled in local schools have no permanent place to live.
Children in the program may:
- Live in transitional or emergency shelters
- Live in motels, cars, abandoned buildings, or other inadequate accommodations
- Are "doubled up" (two or more families in the same household)
- Are runaways or youth rendered homeless by their parents
Ways You Can Help
1. Drop off Backpacks
- GAAR Office
1635 University Blvd NE, 87102 - Directors Mortgage **will match up to 100 backpacks donated at either location**
8210 Louisiana Blvd NE, Suite C, Albuquerque 87113
OR
6751 Academy NE, D Office, Suite B, G & E, Albuquerque 87109 - ERA Summit Real Estate
6001 Indian School Rd NE Ste #150, Albuquerque 87110 - Coldwell Banker Legacy - Cottonwood
10300 Cottonwood Park NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 - Coldwell Banker Legacy - Paseo Del Norte
8200 Carmel Ave NE STE 103, Albuquerque, NM 87122
2. Set up a Donation Box in your Office
Scroll down to download a sign
Every $10 buys 2 backpacks. Deliver your collection or donate by Friday, August 1st.
No cash or school supplies, please.
3. Make a Monetary Donation
- Drop off checks (payable to GAAR with Title 1 Backpack Drive in the Memo). No cash please!
- Mail donations to GAAR, 1635 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (payable to GAAR with Title 1 Backpack Drive in the Memo)
- Donate online: Login to GAAR Member Portal > Announcements (see below)
4. Download a Sign for Your Office
8.5 x 11 Sign (Letter) 11 x 17 Sign (Tabloid)
A Path to Stability: Education for Every Child
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