Archive: Back-to-School Backpacks

“I’ve always wanted a Minecraft backpack!” “No way! This is mine?” These are just some of the exclamations of joy we heard at backpack distribution this year. But one little boy especially captured our attention. Chris* dragged his feet as he walked into Beverly...

Evelyn*, a single mom in our community, works full-time and was doing her best to make the start of the new school year special for her daughter. With most of her paycheck going toward food and bills, she felt stressed — until a visit to Beverly Bootstraps changed...