Back-to-school program offers free supplies, clothes in east Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Classes for most students don’t start for another month, but some families are getting a head start for the school year.
This week, the nonprofit agency Manos De Cristo is hosting its annual Back-To-School program. The goal is to prepare low-income students for the school year because costs of preparing students to go back to school can be beyond the reach of thousands of low-income families in Central Texas.
“For many of these children, that’s a firs