Captain Stanley Pierre-Louis said The Salvation Army’s back-to-school distribution at the Jamaica Citadel Corps Community Center in Queens, N.Y., saw a large increase in families seeking help this year.

He said his church partnered with Chase Bank and private donors to meet the needs of 370 families with backpacks and other school supplies on August 30th. People came to this community from all over, including Africa, Venezuela, Ukraine, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Haiti.

The back-to-school event also featured hot dogs, juice, water, coffee, and hot chocolate.

It also was an opportunity to let the public know about children’s music and arts programs, Bible studies, prayer meetings and other youth programs at The Salvation Army, along with Vacation Bible School, Star Lake Camp, and the new Pathway of Hope program being offered at the church.

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