Our Equitable Push for Backpacks and Mental Health.

The article focuses on the D.C. Everest School District's efforts to help low-income families with their kid's school supplies and access mental health services without having to prove their financial strain. It discusses how the school district had revamped their Fill-A-Backpack-Fill-A-Need Program wherein backpacks with school supplies at end-of-summer open houses, where these kids can take the school supplies without necessary documentation.