Last Saturday, I was joined by Bernie Sanders in Hunts Point for one of 44 back-to-school events that we have hosted throughout New York’s 14th.
At our events this year, we have:
🎒 distributed more than 3,000 backpacks to kids as they head back to school for the year ahead
📚 helped enroll families in over 5,000 hours of ** free ** tutoring in partnership with Learn To Be
It’s not just a right of every child to get an education — they should be able to go to school without wondering whether or not they have what they need to learn once they get inside those walls, and they should have resources in their neighborhood that helps keep them safe, and puts tutoring within reach to make learning easier, one-on-one, no matter the subject. That’s what community is about.
Thank you to everyone who has pitched in this year that continues to make these annual community events possible.
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