Cradles to Crayons to Provide 252,000 Free Backpacks and School Supplies to MA, IL and PA Students

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Cradles to Crayons is preparing to hand out more than 250,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to students in Massachusetts, Illinois, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

The non-profit’s “Ready for Learning” initiative is the largest free backpack distribution program in the region and is “designed to break down hidden barriers to education and empower children to feel safe, valued, and ready to learn.”

The brand-new backpacks will come equipped with new folders, notebooks, pencils, crayons, and other supplies and will be offered to families across Massachusetts, Chicago area, Wilmington, Delaware, and Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

“The lack of school essentials and affordable adequate, appropriate clothing (also known as the hidden crisis, Clothing Insecurity) is a barrier to academic success and impacts their ability to focus or even attend school. C2C is the only large scale non-profit organization dedicated to addressing Clothing Insecurity. This year, C2C will distribute one million packages of clothing, shoes, diapers, and essentials, to families and children across its network,” the organization announced in a press release.