Volunteers of America-Greater New York to Host Annual Backpack Drive at Westfield World Trade Center for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
July 19, 2024
The event supports the nonprofit’s annual Operation Backpack® campaign. NEW YORK – For the second year in a row, Volunteers of America-Greater New York (VOA-GNY) and Westfield World Trade Center are partnering for a backpack drive in support of Operation Backpack®, VOA-GNY’s annual initiative that provides tens of thousands of children living in a New York City homeless or domestic violence shelter with a new backpack and school supplies. During the six-day event, the public is invited to drop off new, empty backpacks for students of all ages at the Shops at the Oculus. The backpacks will be filled with…
