WESTCHESTER- More than 600 local students will head into the new school year with new backpacks, thanks to a back-to-school effort led by New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D, Yonkers).
Backpacks were distributed to students and families in Yonkers, Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant through a network of local organizations and community partners.
Among the groups participating were the Yonkers YWCA, Westchester EOC, Family Service Society of Yonkers, Family Ties, Theodore D. Young Community Center and St. Teresa of Avila Church, along with other community organizations…