{"id":94947,"date":"2025-07-26T20:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T20:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/94947\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T20:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T20:25:09","slug":"kids-get-backpacks-hygiene-kits-other-resources-at-giveaways-on-the-northside-deerwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/94947\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids get backpacks, hygiene kits, other resources at giveaways on the Northside, Deerwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Jacksonville organizations on the Northside and Deerwood held backpack giveaways on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Back_To_School\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Back_To_School\/\">Click here for our Back to School coverage.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">With the start of a new school year just weeks away, organizations like Northside Community Involvement (NCI) are making sure kids and families have the materials they need before going back to the classroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThere\u2019s so many wonderful families in the community who in some cases, but some cases, don\u2019t have certain needs that they need to have a successful school year,\u201d Al Jackson and Eva Hardrick of NCI said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Success goes beyond the classroom. That\u2019s why there were free checkups, hygiene kits and other community resources.<\/p>\n<p>Hygiene kits given by Northside Community Involvement. (Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThe reason why we tie the community resources to the bookbags is because we want them to have resources that can help them throughout the year,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In Deerwood, the 9th annual Military Back-to-school bash was held at the Brooks Family YMCA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cAcross the association, we have over 2,800 people that have participated and just at Brooks, we have over 300 families who are gonna be joining us to get a bookbag,\u201d Nicole Payne, associate executive director of the Brooks Family YMCA said.<\/p>\n<p>Backpacks given away at Brooks Family YMCA. (Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Joshua Keyes is working with VyStar Credit Union as a volunteer. He said this event means more to him because he has been on both sides.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWhen I was in the military during my time, I remember how hard it was to just afford simple stuff like this, like back-to-school supplies,\u201d Keyes said. &#8220;I was on the opposite end, right? And I would have people like a grocery store, for example, give us a turkey for Thanksgiving, or something as simple as like a Christmas tree for example, for Christmas. So being a part of this on the opposite side is very rewarding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Jacksonville organizations on the Northside and Deerwood held backpack giveaways on Saturday. 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