The GAP Committee needs your help collecting new backpacks for homeless students attending APS this Fall. The Title 1 Homeless Project has asked members for help with 1,000 backpacks for elementary, middle, and high school students for the upcoming school year. We are halfway to that goal with approximately enough donations & collected backpacks to help 560 students.
The Title 1 Project provides basic services to children whose families are experiencing homelessness, donating backpacks is one easy way we can help keep these students in school. APS Title 1 estimates there are 2,000 homeless students currently enrolled in APS.
Children are considered homeless if they:
- 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
Every $10 buys 2 backpacks. No cash or school supplies, please!
Donate by Friday, July 28th.
Ways You Can Help
- Donate online: Login to GAAR Member Portal > Upcoming Events > 2023 Backpack Drive
- Drop off new backpacks at the GAAR Building by Friday, July 28th
- Drop off donations (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
Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) Title I Homeless Project provides homeless students with both basic services as well as the education that is necessary to avoid poverty as adults. Local businesses and organizations volunteer in countless ways including collection drives to supply much-needed hygiene products, snacks, backpacks, and other items needed. Click for more on APS Title I Homeless Project.
A Path to Stability: Education for Every Child
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