The bash at Bethel A.M.E. doubled as a resource fair, connecting families with community resources and organizations, as well as with Baltimore City Public Schools.
Less than 24 hours before the first day of school in Baltimore, families at the Fifth Annual Back-to-School Bash received not only free supplies, but support that hopefully can carry them throughout the year.
In partnership with Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (Bethel A.M.E.) Church in Upton, the University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW) Center for Restorative Change co-hosted dozens of families on Sunday, Aug. 23, distributing school uniforms, backpacks, colored pencils, free food, and more.
The bash at Bethel A.M.E. doubled as a resource fair, connecting families with community resources and organizations, as well as with Baltimore City Public Schools.
“The purpose of the back-to-school bash is to bring community, our families, and our partners together,” said Shayne Murray, a community schools coordinator with the UMSSW Positive Schools Center.