Back-to-School Celebration for Hundreds of Families

POUGHKEEPSIE – On August 16th, Family Services’ Family Partnership Center (FPC) hosted their highly anticipated annual Back-to-School event. The afternoon was a joyous end of summer celebration. A total of 600 backpacks filled with school supplies were handed out thanks to the generosity of Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson, Central Hudson, Chase Bank, Comunilife, Finish Strong Wellness Center, Heritage Financial Credit Union, Hudson Valley Justice Center, M&T Bank, Planned Parenthood, Saving our Tomorrow, The Haiti Project, Family Services SNUG, and Sun River Health.

A big thank you to the many businesses and organizations that came together to create a fun filled day of food and activities including Button Down Balloons, Charlia Frank, the City of Poughkeepsie, Crazy Over Art, Crossroads Chess Community, DJ T Storm, Fidelis, Finish Strong Wellness Center, LaBella Associates, Mama La’s Food for the Soul, Nuvance, proudly joining Northwell Health, NY Flight 845, Subway, Stewarts, TJ’s Pizzeria, and Ulster Savings Bank.

Leah Feldman, CEO of Family Services said, “This event, hosted in partnership with the organizations that make up the Family Partnership Center and many other groups in the Hudson Valley as well, is a tribute to the wonderful power of non-profit and for-profit companies coming together to positively impact families in our community.”

This memorable day of hope and collaboration was led by community leader and Family Services’ Family & Community Engagement Coordinator, Dennis Woodbine who founded the event three years ago with the help of several partner organizations at the FPC.