Manos de Cristo’s back-to-school program returns

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Nonprofit organization Manos de Cristo is preparing 2,000 low-income children for this upcoming school year.

Their annual back-to-school event kicked off Monday, July 22 and will continue until July 26. The location for the event is Midtown Church in Austin.

Children in the program who attended Monday’s event each received a back-to-school backpack filled with essentials. The backpacks included clothing, undergarments and socks. This was all possible thanks to private donors and Austin-area Presbyterian churches

The program is specifically for students in Pre-K through fifth grade and each child must be present to participate.

Program volunteers are onsite to help students pick their clothing and backpacks.

Each parent or guardian should be prepared to show an ID and have the child’s clothing size, name of school and grade ready to show to the volunteers.

Estimates of how much it costs to send a child to school in 2023

According to the Manos de Cristo organization, in 2023, it cost about $597 to send one child to school.

In order for Manos de Cristo to continue helping these local families each year they depend on donations. Visit their website for more details on how to help.

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