ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As students
in Northern Virginia and
Maryland get back to school,
affordable housing non-profit AHC Inc. and its community partners
are working to ensure that underserved students have the backpacks
and school supplies to start the new school year off on the right
foot.
AHC's Resident Services team is distributing 950 backpacks
filled with notebooks, pens, pencils, and other supplies to
elementary school students living at AHC apartment communities in
Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church. In addition, AHC staff will be
delivering school supply packages to middle and high school
students.
"Having a backpack makes going back to school easier, and now we
don't have to go to the store," said rising 6th grader Adriana.
These backpack drives were made possible with the generous
support from AHC's community partners and organizations. The Rotary
Club of Arlington and Episcopal
Church of the Resurrection donated backpacks, members of the
Arlington County Police Department
helped assemble the bags, and donors to the Volunteer Arlington Buy
a Neighbor School Supplies Drive provided $1,500 for school supplies for middle and high
school students.
In Maryland, the Resident
Services staff is also distributing hundreds of backpacks and
housekeeping supplies thanks to generous support from partners
Amerigroup & Sinai Lifebridge Health. Events have been festive
community gatherings, including free Italian ice for all, courtesy
of a Rita's food truck supplied by Comcast.
"We are so grateful to the many donors, volunteers and community
partners who are helping us reach so many students," said
Susan Davidson, AHC's Resident
Services Director. "For some of our students, this is the first
time they're going to school in person, so having the supplies to
enter class prepared makes the process of going back to school all
the more exciting."
About AHC Inc.
Founded in 1975, AHC Inc. is a nonprofit developer of affordable
housing that provides quality homes and education programs for low-
and moderate-income families. Based in Arlington, VA, AHC has developed more than
7,500 apartment units in 50+ properties in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. AHC's Resident Services
program reaches 3,000 children, teens, adults and seniors each year
through on-site education and social service programs and
activities. For more information, visit
https://www.ahcinc.org/.
Media Contact
Adina Pollak, AHC Inc.,
202-839-3527, adina@redbanyan.com
SOURCE AHC Inc.