Local nonprofit aims to give 7,000 backpacks to Denton ISD families

Education reporter

Volunteers Brooke Jensen and Sebastian Reta distribute backpacks to families during Interfaith Ministries’ Apple Tree Project distribution day in 2017.

Interfaith Ministries of Denton hopes to gather 7,000 new, unused backpacks for the upcoming Denton ISD school year.

The annual backpack drive is meant to reduce hardship for low-income families with children enrolling in Denton ISD.

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