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The 32nd Annual CROSS Outreach Back to School Giveaway is an investment in the future for everyone! The Back-to-School Giveaway is one of the most important and fun programs that CROSS offers every year! The Giveaway grew out of the awareness that the children of low- and no-income households are most affected by the poverty their families’ experience. The BEST way to get kids out of the poverty cycle is through education. For every $20 you donate, a child living in poverty can receive a backpack filled with grade-appropriate school supplies. Supplies and backpacks will be given to 1,600 children through our partnership with DMARC and their 15 partner food pantries throughout the Greater Des Moines area. DONATIONS NEEDED Donate…
On July 24, the CROSS Outreach new executive director Gary Hanson and many, many volunteers un-packed and sorted the back-to-school supplies. Then, on July 25, these dedicated volunteers prepared 1,200 backpacks with age appropriate school supplies for grades: Pre-Kindergarten–2nd 3rd–5th 6th–8th 9th–12th The backpacks are now ready to be distributed and will be available starting August 1, 2023 at each of the 15 DMARC food pantries in the Des Moines metro area. To determine which one is closest to you, use the DMARC website's handy navigation tool to find both locations and hours of each of the food pantries. To qualify for a backpack, a family must have a child in the household within the PreK–12th grades. Please bring your ID for…
The 31st Annual CROSS Outreach Back to School Giveaway is an investment in the future for everyone! The Back-to-School Giveaway is one of the most important and fun programs that CROSS offers every year! The Giveaway grew out of the awareness that the children of low- and no-income households are most affected by the poverty their families’ experience. The BEST way to get kids out of the poverty cycle is through education. For every $20 you donate, a child living in poverty can receive a backpack filled with grade-appropriate school supplies. Supplies and backpacks will be given to 1,200 children through our partnership with DMARC and their 15 partner food pantries throughout the Greater Des Moines area. DONATIONS NEEDED Donate…
PO Box 12121, Des Moines,
Iowa 50312
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crossoutreachdm@gmail.com
CROSS Outreach is a non-profit homelessness prevention agency serving men, women and children that include the under-employed single mother struggling to make ends meet in a challenging economy; the disabled person living on social security benefits that barely covers the rent; people with mental illness; military service veterans; refugees and immigrants; families facing eviction; and more.
