Serving Our Students (formerly Backpacks of Love)
This ministry has increased dramatically each year since it began five years ago. We conduct a drive at the beginning of each school year to collect school supplies and new backpacks to ensure that every child is well equipped to succeed. We work closely with the Family Resource Center (FRC) of the Roaring Fork Schools to ensure the items we collect are distributed appropriately. FRC is dedicated to meeting the needs of our community’s most vulnerable families. Often the most effective way to help is to give a financial contribution for use in purchasing supplies suitable for a child’s age, grade level, and needs. In the fall of 2022, the money we collect will also be used to support the Pathfinders crisis counseling programs in the schools. Pathfinders offers free individual and group counseling for students, staff and families who may be struggling with grief, loss, traumatic divorce, deportation, any type of family separation, illness, and caregiving. Lead: Kate Allenbach