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CDCR staff continue to help children and families by donating new backpacks and back-to-school supplies through fundraisers and campaigns. (See our previous story on backpack readers.)
Valley State Prison raises $2,000 for school supplies
Through its Badges with Buckets event, the Community Resources Office at Valley State Prison has raised over $2,000.
Complex II Capt. J. Mensing, AA/PIO Lt. H. Gastelum, Officer G. Lopez, and Community Resource Manager (A) T. Costa arrived early to collect donations from personnel who showed up at work. School supplies for the 2022-2023 school year were purchased with money raised from the Badges with Buckets event, enabling staff to purchase 360 backpacks as well as school supplies.
The backpacks were distributed by CDCR staff to regional educational institutions:
- Central Valley Regional Education Center
- Chowchilla High School
- Madera Unified School District
- Madera County Schools Superintendents.
The month-long CCC school supply drive is an annual tradition
From July 18 to August 15, the California Correctional Center (CCC) held a school supply drive. CCC collected donations from staff and the CARE program, providing supplies to seven schools in Lassen County.
Each school received backpacks full of school supplies, as well as a large box of extra supplies to distribute to children or teachers in need.
The supply boxes contained lunch boxes, pencils, calculators, binders, pencils, paper, pens, erasers, markers, highlighters and everything needed for a successful school year.
School officials expressed appreciation for the supplies, saying the students would also be grateful. CCC staff are dedicated to helping members of the community and showing support and kindness throughout.
CCC’s annual back-to-school campaign is just one of many events the institution participates in to make a difference in the community.
Submitted by Lieutenant Adelaido Rodriguez
Calipatria State Prison staff collect over 450 backpacks
Calipatria State Prison staff recently partnered with the Niland Chamber of Commerce and the Calipatria Latin American Club to host a back-to-school supply drive. A total of 457 new backpacks filled with school supplies were brought to the collection, including 108 prison staff backpacks. In addition to backpacks, students in the Calipatria Unified School District received free haircuts and snow cones.
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