2024 Backpack Drive!
School is starting and our #BackpackDrive has come to an end! Together we assembled and distributed 3,232 backpacks!
Thank you to everyone who supported #BayArea students going back to school! This year we engaged 383 volunteers through 14 backpack drives/ assembly events.
Special thank you to our corporate partners who participated:
Twilio, KKR, Cupertino Electric, Inc., Taiho Oncology, Inc., Ware Malcomb, Travelers, Enterprise, Texas Instruments, Hines, Cummins Inc., SolarEdge Technologies, PepsiCo, Dodge & Cox, and Waymo
All our SparkPoint Centers:
Sparkpoint Centers: Napa, Solano, Cañada College, Chabot College, Fremont, Skyline College, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco State University, Contra Costa, Marin, Oakland, and College of San Mateo
And all of our Community Partners:
Salvation Army Krock Center, Arab Youth Center on Grove Street, TENDERLOIN FAMILY HOUSING LLC, Seven Trees Library (supporting the Frankin McKinney School District), International Rescue Committee, Gavilan College, Sacred Heart Community Service, and Del Mar High School/ Awakening Church, San Jose.
Together we helped position students for learning success and made sure local families have the resources they need to thrive. THANK YOU!
#TheWorkUWBA