Monetary donations, new backpacks needed
Operation Backpack
Montclair Operation Backpack 2020 – Support Needed For Virtual Collection Drive
Montclair Community Operation Backpack, an annual local effort that’s part of the larger initiative — Volunteers of America-Greater New York Operation Backpack® — collects filled backpacks every year for children […]
Operation Backpack Is Back And Expanding For 2019, With A Goal of 400 Backpacks!
Montclair’s Kimya Nilsen is excited to be coordinating her 5th year of Montclair’s Operation Backpack. Operation Backpack, organized by the Volunteers of America, benefits the 20,000+ children living in homeless […]
Baristanet Profile: Kimya Nilsen
Name: Kimya Nilsen Where do you live? Downtown, Montclair When did you move there? 2012 from 1 mile down Harrison Avenue in West Orange Where did you grow up? Brooklyn BABY!! How do […]
Operation Backpack: Help others get ready for school
Operation Backpack is collecting school supplies for children in need this summer through August. The drive has a goal this year of 200 backpacks and $2,500 in donations. Last year, […]
Angels wanted for light pack work in Montclair
Advice from Nilsen: • Choose a packing list here: https://www.voa-gny.org/what-goes-in-a-backpack • Monetary contributions can be made to the Montclair Team Crowdwise site www.crowdrise. com/montclair-community-operation-backpack For more information, go to facebook.com/MontclairOperationBackpack, or […]
Operation Backpack: Fill A Backpack And Help A Child In Need
Collection drive runs through August 4th.
Operation Backpack Returns
Organization gives needy kids free backpacks and school supplies.
Operation Backpack Helps Fight Poverty
Help give homeless children much needed school supplies.