supporting our schools

NBC Bay Area and Telemundo 48 are partnering with Xfinity and Family Giving Tree for the annual Supporting Our Schools backpack drive. Family Giving Tree’s goal this year is to donate more than 20,000 backpacks full of school supplies to Bay Area students in need.

All day Friday, our NBC Bay Area team had been collecting backpacks in Mountain View for kids in need around the Bay Area. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura reports.

As students head back for in-person classes this fall, many may not have access to the school supplies they need.

All this week, NBC Bay Area are supporting our schools. We’ve paired up with Family Giving Tree, whose goal this year is to donate more than 20,000 backpacks full of school supplies to Bay Area kids in need. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura has the latest numbers.

Asian Pacific America: NBC Bay Area and South Bay nonprofit Family Giving Tree once again team up for the annual Supporting Our Schools backpack and school supplies drive.

Asian Pacific America: Chi Shui teaches at an elementary school in Contra Costa County and shares the unique needs at his school where more than half the students are AAPI.

An East Bay Principal explains why donated backpacks and supplies make a difference for her students each school year.

An East Bay Principal explains why donated backpacks and supplies make a difference for her students each school year. Chris Chmura reports.

It’s hard for kids to learn on an empty stomach. If your family’s worried about keeping your children fed this school year, Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains how you can get some help.

NBC Bay Area has kicked off its Supporting Our Schools initiative. All week, we’ll be helping kids and parents prepare for the new school year. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura shares the plan.

Donate online or in-person. Drop off your donation of a backpack at Xfinity stores in the Bay Area.

San Jose, CA – (July 6, 2021) – Continuing their efforts of helping move their communities forward, NBC Bay Area/ KNTV and Telemundo 48 / KSTS today announced the return of their Supporting Our Schools backpack donations drive in July. Working in partnership with Family Giving Tree and Comcast, the stations’ Supporting Our Schools initiative invites the public to donate backpack…

Family Giving Tree (FGT) launched its student-led volunteer program to give kids and teenagers the opportunity to help underserved children in their own community and begin their philanthropic endeavors with the support of FGT. Click here to learn more about Kids Pay It Forward! Working with their parent or guardian’s guidance, kids can run a backpack or school supply...

We asked you to help kids in need get ready for the school year by donating backpacks and you delivered. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura was on hand Tuesday when some of them were handed out.

NBC Bay Area is Supporting Our Schools aiming to provide backpacks and school supplies to thousands of Bay Area kids. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura was in Mountain View Friday where viewers made donations all day, while maintaining a safe, social distance.

With many students starting class from home in the fall, Wi-Fi networks will be put to the test again. We have expert advice, plus ways to get low-cost or free internet. Chris Chmura reports.

With many students starting class from home in the fall, Wi-Fi networks will be put to the test again. We have expert advice, plus ways to get low-cost or free internet.

An East Bay teacher and parent shares what she’s learned to make things easier for families, as California students prepare for more distance learning in the fall.

An East Bay teacher and parent shares what she’s learned to make things easier for families, as California students prepare for more distance learning in the fall. Chris Chmura reports.

We asked one of the worlds’ leading virologists — based in San Francisco — what families need to know before students return to in-school learning.