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As NoVA and MD Schools Reopen, AHC Inc. Distributes 1500 Backpacks to Students in Need

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Having a backpack makes going back to school easier, and now we don’t have to go to the store.


ARLINGTON, Va. (PRWEB)

As students in Northern Virginia and Maryland get back to school, affordable housing non-profit AHC Inc. and its community partners are working to ensure that underserved students have the backpacks and school supplies to start the new school year off on the right foot.

AHC’s Resident Services team is distributing 950 backpacks filled with notebooks, pens, pencils, and other supplies to elementary school students living at AHC apartment communities in Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church. In addition, AHC staff will be delivering school supply packages to middle and high school students.

“Having a backpack makes going back to school easier, and now we don’t have to go to the store,” said rising 6th grader Adriana.

These backpack drives were made possible with the generous support from AHC’s community partners and organizations. The Rotary Club of Arlington and Episcopal Church of the Resurrection donated backpacks, members of the Arlington County Police Department helped assemble the bags, and donors to the Volunteer Arlington Buy a Neighbor School Supplies Drive provided $1,500 for school supplies for middle and high school students.

In Maryland, the Resident Services staff is also distributing hundreds of backpacks and housekeeping supplies thanks to generous support from partners Amerigroup & Sinai Lifebridge Health. Events have been festive community gatherings, including free Italian ice for all, courtesy of a Rita’s food truck supplied by Comcast.

“We are so grateful to the many donors, volunteers and community partners who are helping us reach so many students,” said Susan Davidson, AHC’s Resident Services Director. “For some of our students, this is the first time they’re going to school in person, so having the supplies to enter class prepared makes the process of going back to school all the more exciting.”

About AHC Inc.

Founded in 1975, AHC Inc. is a nonprofit developer of affordable housing that provides quality homes and education programs for low- and moderate-income families. Based in Arlington, VA, AHC has developed more than 7,500 apartment units in 50+ properties in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. AHC’s Resident Services program reaches 3,000 children, teens, adults and seniors each year through on-site education and social service programs and activities. For more information, visit https://www.ahcinc.org/.

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