Law enforcement agencies to collect backpacks, school supplies for Kids, Cops and Classrooms Campaign

Posted 8/8/18

Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, recently announced that state, local and federal law enforcement agencies are again collecting backpacks and school supplies to

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Law enforcement agencies to collect backpacks, school supplies for Kids, Cops and Classrooms Campaign

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Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, recently announced that state, local and federal law enforcement agencies are again collecting backpacks and school supplies to help local children through the Kids, Cops and Classrooms campaign.

“We want to ensure that every child in Rhode Island starts the school year with the basic supplies he or she needs to succeed,” Colonel Assumpico said. “The Rhode Island State Police is proud to again team with other law enforcement agencies in this effort to help children and families, as well as the teachers and schools in our local communities.”

The Kids, Cops and Classrooms program was launched 10 years ago to help families struggling with the financial burden of providing their children with basic school supplies they need. The program also was designed to show children that law enforcement officers are there to help and support the children and their families, as well as their local communities.

The Rhode Island State Police, the Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association, the Rhode Island Department of Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Rhode Island are all participating in the program again this year. They will accept donations of new backpacks and school supplies at state police barracks, local police departments and other offices across the state.

These are some of the supplies being sought through the campaign are: backpacks – small, medium and large, #2 pencils, pens, pencil box, box of crayons, spiral notebooks, 3-Ring binder (1, 1 ½, 2 inches), subject dividers, book covers, index cards, pencil sharpener, assignment book/weekly planner, ruler (marked in inches and centimeters), protractor, compass, scientific calculator, calculator, dictionary (pocket size), thesaurus (pocket size), mini-stapler and staples, USB Flash Drive, facial tissues, antibacterial hand sanitizer, box of colored pencils, box of washable markers, highlighters, water color paint set, pad of coloring paper, large pink erasers, glue sticks, bottle of glue (Elmer’s type), safety scissors, two-pocket folders, composition book, wide-rule loose-leaf paper, and graph paper.

Donations can be brought to any State Police barracks or local police department. They will be given to the following agencies for distribution to families:

Crossroads Rhode Island; Family Service of Rhode Island; Project Night Vision; Children’s Friend; the Hispanic Ministerial Association of Rhode Island; Multi-Service Center for All; African Alliance; Mount Hope Neighborhood Association; Chad Brown Alumni Association; and the Center for Southeast Asians.

“We appreciate all donations to the Kids, Cops and Classrooms campaign,” Colonel Assumpico said. “This program not only helps ease the financial burden of deserving families but also has a profound impact on the children of our communities by giving them the tools they need to achieve success during the school year.”

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