Upper West Side residents make a difference for children in need

Volunteers filled 1,400 new backpacks with school supplies for children in need at UJA-Federation of New York’s annual Supplies for Success backpack assembly event on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. The backpacks will be distributed through Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, The Educational Alliance, New York Legal Assistance Group, and Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst. Supplies for Success, now in its 17th year, has filled over 85,000 filled backpacks, sending students back to school with the tools they need to have a successful year.

About UJA-Federation of New York

For more than 100 years, UJA-Federation has brought New Yorkers together to solve some of the most pressing problems facing our community. Through UJA-Federation, more than 50,000 donors impact the issues that matter most to them, pooling their resources to care for Jews everywhere and New Yorkers of all backgrounds, respond to crises close to home and far away, and shape our Jewish future. Working with a network of hundreds of nonprofits, UJA-Federation extends its reach from New York to Israel to nearly 70 other countries around the world, touching 4.5 million people each year. For more information on how to donate or volunteer, please visit our website at www.ujafedny.org.

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Photo 1: Aries Wickham, 11

Photo 2: Ellen Phillips and Brian, 14

Photo 3: Al and Kate Tylis with Maya, 12, and Jake, 10

Photo 4: Tracey Amdur with Mia, 2, and Henry, 5

Photo 5: Julie Rosenberg with Zoe, 11, and Jake, 12, and Sharon Decker with Skyler, 14, and Reece, 12

Photo 6: Scott Freiberg and Farrah, 4 1/2