08/31/2026
Yesterday was about so much more than backpacks. 💙
With the start of a new school year tomorrow, we had the privilege of bringing more than 100 backpacks filled with school supplies to children in an underserved community in Nogales, Mexico, children who live without some of the necessities many of us take for granted, including water and electricity.
But we wanted to give them more than things.
We divided the children into three age groups: 4 and under, 5–11, and 12 and up, and spent time with each group sharing age-appropriate stories and messages about safety.
Our youngest children learned that their bodies belong to them and they can say no. The older children talked about internet safety and protecting themselves online.
We also provided safety whistles for the younger children and personal safety alarms for the older ones.
It was a day filled with love, compassion, laughter, tears and hope.
Because prevention is about more than teaching children what to fear. It’s about giving them knowledge, confidence, tools and hope for a strong and bright future.
Tomorrow, they’ll walk into a new school year with a backpack on their shoulders, supplies in their hands, and hopefully a little more confidence in their hearts. 💙
This is what happens when communities come together for children.
This is what prevention looks like.
This is what hope looks like.
To every donor, sponsor and volunteer who helped make this day possible, thank you for believing these children are worth investing in. 💙
With gratitude and hope,
Freedom Warriors
Free Ever After Bridal
Global Literacy Organization |
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Awesomeness, LLC
Dentistry in Oro Valley
Alexandra Petryna Keller
Pursuit Fitness
Spenga Tucson