Families who lack educational resources in their homes during this school-from-home period are the target of a donation from the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, the team announced Wednesday.
The organization’s charitable arm is donating school supplies filling 500 backpacks — 200 each to State Police barracks in Allegheny and Somerset counties and 100 to ACH Clear Pathways in the Hill District.
The backpacks include a notebook, folder, construction paper, pencils, pencil sharpener, crayons, markers, pencil case, scissors, ruler and a glue stick.
The @pensfoundation is distributing 500 backpacks filled with school supplies to students in Allegheny and Somerset Counties who don't have educational resources at home.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 8, 2020
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The state police will distribute the backpacks to those in need. ACH Clear Pathways describes its mission as, “To nurture creativity through the visual and performing arts by providing an opportunity to youth and family within the arts.” It supports underserved families through after-school programs.
“We are all aware that students do not always have educational resources available at home while schools are closed, and this is one way we can continue to assist our community during this challenging time,” Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation executive director Jim Britt said in a statement released by the team.
