LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — Volunteers across Palm Beach County are helping pack more than 36,000 backpacks filled with school supplies for local students before the 2026-27 school year begins, according to the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County.
The backpacks will be distributed to students at 55 Title I schools throughout Palm Beach County in an effort to help children start the school year prepared with basic classroom necessities.
The initiative is organized through the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County’s Red Apple Supplies program, which supports students and teachers in some of the district’s highest-need schools…