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Meet Belviana

In their words...

“My name is Belviana and I'm nine years old and I'm in fourth grade."

What are you most excited about for the school year?

"I'm excited for me to use all the new stuff that I got here today."

What was your favorite thing that you got from the Back 2 School program?

"The backpack, the clothes and the shoes."

Why do you think it's important for kids to have the things they need for school?

"So we can, so kids can have stuff for their class and stuff for, they can use backpacks and school supplies so they can have stuff, so they don't have to carry their books and supplies."

What would you like to say to the people who help make the back 2 school program possible?

"I would like to say thank you so much for my family and my brother that has autism and we can go to Jack's with the card, and we don't have to pay too much stuff and we can get food for our family and my brother.”

ALICE stands for Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed.
It's used as a way to define the population of people who earn above the Federal Poverty Level, receiving very little to no government assistance, while still struggling to make ends meet.

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