The Original Pancake House DFW Partners with UGM Dallas on Backpack Drive

The Original Pancake House DFW (OPH-DFW) has partnered with UGM Dallas to send children living in homeless shelters back to school with brand new school supplies. When Guests perform a good deed by donating supplies, OPH-DFW will return the good deed with 10% off breakfast and lunch orders. OPH-DFW will be collecting backpacks, lunchboxes, notebooks and other critical supplies beginning July 19th through August 10th at all 7 OPH-DFW locations.

The Schoolhouse Connection noted that homelessness creates significant barriers to academic success resulting in graduation and proficiency rates for homeless students significantly lower than economically disadvantaged students. Homelessness leads to chronic absenteeism that results in children falling behind.

To donate, individuals can find the nearest location at https://ophdfw.com/locations/. For more information about OPH-DFW, visit www.ophdfw.com. For more information on UGM Dallas, visit www.ugmdallas.org.

Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County's annual Back to School Fair

Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County's annual Back to School Fair provides more than 700 children with the supplies and resources they need for success. They invite you to join them in helping the children of our community start the school year off right on Saturday, July 31st.

Each year, the Back To School Fair equips hundreds of children who are clients of Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County or Child Protective Services for the new school year by providing them with brand new backpacks and school supplies. A single $30 donation buys school supplies for one child. Donate by July 30th to make sure no child who has experienced abuse or neglect returns to school unprepared.

Get Involved

Donation Drive - collect backpacks and/or funds to purchase school supply packs

School Supply Packs - For only $30, you can provide a child with the school supplies they need to start the school year

For more information on the event and how YOU can help, visit

BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR - Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County (caccollincounty.org)

Rainbow Days Provides 700 Dallas-Area Homeless Children with New Backpacks and Uniforms

In partnership with the MoneyGram Foundation and numerous individual and corporate donors, Rainbow Days will provide new backpacks, school supplies and uniforms to more than 700 homeless children living in 18 different local homeless, domestic violence and transitional shelters. Rainbow Days hosts this private event for homeless children at the Dallas Market Center so they can celebrate going back to school with fun activities, including bounce houses, face painting, carnival games and refreshments. The event evokes excitement about the new school year and builds confidence by providing each child with a new backpack filled with school supplies and a new uniform.

 “Every child deserves to experience success in school. The Back-to-School Celebration is not just about the backpacks, supplies and uniforms they receive; it is about enhancing the children’s belief in their future, building their self-confidence and celebrating the importance of education,” shared Sherri Ansley, CEO of Rainbow Days.

 

Since 1992, the Dallas Market Center has partnered with Rainbow Days to host this annual event by donating space and services each year. At the event, Prevent Blindness Texas will provide free vision screenings to Back-to-School Celebration attendees.

 

Further, Rainbow Days would like to recognize the generosity of our donors, sponsors and volunteers who help make this event and entire project possible: Dallas Market Center, MoneyGram Foundation, Elsie & Marvin Dekelboum Family Foundation, Markel Corporation, Dallas Women’s Foundation, Aimbridge Hospitality, ORIX Foundation, Citi, Bank of America, Texas Instruments, Women of St. Michael All Saints Episcopal Church, BVA Group, Southwest Airlines, Holy Smokers Men’s Group, National Charity League, Young Men’s Service League, Brennan’s Heart, Kevin Orzen from Global Experience Specialist (GES) and more!

 

Founded in 1982, Rainbow Days has a mission to help children and youth in adversity build coping skills and resilience to create positive futures. Through support groups, camps, mentored events and tangible items, Rainbow Days serves over 11,000 at-risk children and youth in the Dallas area annually.

Give Back, Buy a Backpack - June campaign

The Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) and Comerica Bank have partnered to serve the most severely abused children in Dallas County. DCAC’s second annual Give Back, Buy a Backpack month-long campaign takes place this month, and Comerica Bank is the title sponsor. In 2013, 987 DCAC clients received backpacks filled with new school supplies.

 

This year, with the support of Comerica, DCAC will supply 1,000 children with backpacks and necessary supplies for a successful school year. The backpacks will also include school uniforms and gift cards for any extra items the children may need, including basics like underwear, shoes and socks.

 

President and CEO of the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, Lynn M. Davis states, “This campaign is a quick and easy way to make a difference in the life of a child, by providing them with the tools and resources they need to be successful in school. We are thankful for companies like Comerica who truly care about children in the Dallas Community.”

 

J. Patrick Faubion, Texas Market President for Comerica Bank, said “In addition to Comerica sponsoring the back to school drive, our volunteers are excited about helping stuff the backpacks with brand new supplies and clothing, and presenting the children and their families with their back to school kits in July.”

 

$25 donation provides a backpack and supplies for a child. To follow the campaign, visit dcac.org and sign up for the email updates. Individuals, companies, and organizations interested in volunteering with the campaign can contact Becky at baguilar@dcac.org.

https://dcac.org/backpack/