FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – The Salvation Army of Allen County is asking for the community’s help as it works to reach its goal of providing school supplies and backpacks to local students before the start of the school year.
The organization’s annual Tools for School program is aiming to provide 1,000 fully stocked backpacks to students in grades K-12. Officials say the program was still about 300 backpacks short of its goal with just one week left in the collection period.
Tools for School helps families by providing students with essential school supplies, including backpacks, notebooks, folders, pencils and other classroom items. The Salvation Army says the program is designed to help ease the financial burden of preparing for a new school year…