Registration open for ‘Backpacks for Success’ program

United Way Hastings & Prince Edward (HPE) is continuing its longstanding “Backpacks for Success” program this spring. 
Through the program United Way supplies students who register with a backpack full of  ‘grade appropriate’ school supplies.
According to HPE the initiative addresses the growing financial challenges many families and students face in accessing these supplies.
“With the rising cost of living creating more barriers, United Way HPE aims