EPCC gives out backpacks, school supplies to 1.2K students

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) — El Paso Community College (EPCC) gave out backpacks filled with school supplies to 1,200 area K-12 students through its annual School Store.

The event was held Saturday, July 20 at the Valle Verde Campus and in partnership with the El Paso Community Foundation.

“This effort ensures that students are prepared with the supplies they need to start the school year,” according to EPCC. “The children earned play money to ‘shop’ for their supplies by visiting informational booths and participating in campus tours.”

EPCC is committed to increasing the number of students going to college in the region by partnering with the El Paso Community Foundation, school districts and other partners on various initiatives, the college said in its news release.

For the past nine years, the EPCC School Stores have provided school supplies to schools as well as offered campus tours and information to students about going to college.

EPCC said the program has been able to expand “significantly” in the past few years from the support of the El Paso Community Foundation.

“As a result, more schools and volunteers participate each year and more kids are able to benefit from the program,” EPCC said.

Also Saturday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Community Service Section teamed up with Operation Hope and other community partners to give out 250 backpacks to students and families at the EL Paso County Sheriff’s Office.

“Through events like these, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office continues to demonstrate its unwavering commitment to serving and supporting the local community, making a lasting difference in the lives of those who need it most,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

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