Final Operation Backpack a Success! This year’s effort, our final Operation Backpack, provided new backpacks and school supplies to 315 Calvert County students! When I first started this in 2009, I never imagined it would grow into something this big. 1,430 Calvert County students have participated in the Operation Backpack program over the last eleven years. And I’m […]
Operation Backpack Registration Opens July 3
Registration for Children’s Aid, Inc’s Operation Backpack Program opens July 3, 2019. Calvert County families in need of new backpacks and school supplies for their children can register online at www.TheChildrensAid.org Participation in this year’s Operation Backpack Program is limited to the first 275 registrants. Approved families will receive an appointment time to pick-up their […]
Operation Backpack Provides 1,000th Backpack
Often, children who do not have the proper school supplies are too ashamed to admit it and end up falling behind. Students cannot do their best if they do have the right tools. With 23% of registered Calvert County Public School students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, it was clear to Children’s Aid, Inc. […]
Bids for Kids Auction Begins April 12, 2017
Children’s Aid, Inc, a non-profit organization providing assistance to Calvert County children in need, is holding their annual Bids for Kids online charity auction April 12 – May 1, 2017. The online fundraiser features over 100 auction items including many items that would make fabulous gifts for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. Theatre, symphony and […]
Operation Backpack Registration Opens July 5
Calvert County families in need of new backpacks and school supplies for their children can register online at www.TheChildrensAid.org. Participation in this year’s Operation Backpack Program is limited to the first 170 registrants. Approved families will receive an appointment time to pick-up their backpack(s) on Saturday, August 27, 2016 in Prince Frederick. Often, children who […]
Operation Backpack Program Opens
Registration for Children’s Aid, Inc.’s Operation Backpack Program opens July 3, 2015. Calvert County families in need of new backpacks and school supplies for their children can register online at www.TheChildrensAid.org. Participation in this year’s Operation Backpack Program is limited to the first 150 registrants. Approved families will receive an appointment time to pick-up their […]