Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 6, 1 June 2016 — Ready to Learn gives oway free school supplies [ARTICLE]

Ready to Learn gives oway free school supplies

Helping Hands Hawai'i's annual Ready to Leam program is collecting school supplies to distribute to lowineome and homeless students. Last school year, the Ready to Learn campaign gave away 7,026 kits to students from kindergarten through high school. The kits are free to eligible students, but cost approximately $10 eaeh to assemble. Community partner American Savings Bank is collecting school supplies and monetary donations through July 22. The most requested

school supplies are 24-count crayons, composition books, 4-ounee glue, scissors, three-prong portfolios, one-subject spiral notebooks, college or wide-rule folder paper, hlaek or blue ballpoint pens, rulers, calculators and backpacks. To apply for the RTL program, students must be recommended by a case manager from a participating referral organization, including Catholie Charities Hawai'i, the Salvation Army, Child and Family Service, Parents and Children Together, Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center and the state departments of health and human services. Students and parents are encouraged to reach out to these organizations if they need assistance. The deadline to apply for the program is June 17. For more information, visit helping handshawaii.org.