GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Families in need in Brown County with kids about ready for school got some much-needed help Monday.
The Salvation Army of Brown County distributed notebooks, pencils, glue and other school supplies through their Tools for School program.
“About 700 students will benefit from the program this year,” says Nan Pahl, Director of Social Services for the Salvation Army. “Tools for School is a crucial component in our clients’ back to school budgeting. Without it, many children would have to start the school year without the necessities.”
Pahl says it’s those necessities which keep children on pace with their peers on that first day of school.
“It really helps kids get started on the road to learning,” Pahl says. “It really helps them blend in the classroom because you don’t have to be the child with the broken crayons from last year, or the pencils that are all the way down to the stubs.”
Families pre-registered for the event, and completed the process when they picked up their school supplies on Monday. Students who registered through the Service League Back-to-School Store program at Green Bay East High School were not eligible for Tools for School.
