Back-to-School Care Fair affords free assets, backpacks and enjoyable for VBCPS households

News Release No. 001
Date: 8/13/23

Contact: Jennifer McGowan
Phone: 757.263.1779 | Fax: 757.263.1010

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Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) will host the Back-to-School Care Fair on the Virginia Beach Convention Center on Aug. 16 to assist households benefit from useful assets within the division and neighborhood.

The free occasion is open to all VBCPS households and can function greater than 100 youth-serving neighborhood companions. Families can sit up for leisure, free backpacks for the primary 4,000 college students, and a wide range of different giveaways and actions for all ages.

Details:
Event date: Aug. 16, 2025
Time: midday to 4 p.m.
Location: Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 nineteenth St., Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Students may also obtain free haircuts, imaginative and prescient screenings, faculty entry physicals, and required faculty vaccinations for seventh and twelfth graders. Sports physicals aren’t supplied at this occasion. To obtain a bodily and/or vaccinations, mother and father ought to deliver an ID, vaccination report and insurance coverage card (if obtainable).

“This event is a great way for families to connect with our community while receiving resources in support of student success,” stated Superintendent Dr. Donald Robertson Jr. “We are grateful to the many staff and community partners who are stepping up to make sure our students have what they need to start the school year strong.”

Event contributors have an important alternative to be taught concerning the following applications and assets:

Bus transportation is obtainable from choose areas for VBCPS college students accompanied by an grownup. See the schedule for extra data. Interpreters will likely be obtainable on website.

Community companions for the 2025 Back-to-School Care Fair embrace the Virginia Beach Education Foundation, BayPort Credit Union, Anthem HealthKeepers, Habit Burger & Grill, Coastal Edge, Beach Municipal Credit Union, Sentara Health Plans, Legacy Barber Academy, Dollar Bank, Dollar Tree, My Gym, Kempsville Center for Behavioral Health and lots of extra. For questions concerning the occasion or the right way to grow to be a neighborhood accomplice, please contact Jennifer McGowan, coordinator of faculty and neighborhood partnerships, by telephone at 757-263-1799 or through e-mail.

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