With just a few weeks until the beginning of another school year, a number of organizations in Regina are helping families with the rising costs of school supplies needed for new and returning students.
The Rainbow Youth Centre are helping the youth they serve by gathering all of the items needed throughout the year and gifting them all in one backpack.
A recent rise in prices is a main concern the Centre has for the families.
“With the economic situation, the way it is now, parents are struggling with food and with shelter. Being able to support their kids at school, the price is astronomical,” said Sandra Pfeifer, the youth care program supervisor at The Rainbow Youth Centre.
Jaime Rockthunder is a parent who was able to receive a backpack from the Centre.
She remembers a time not being able to afford all the supplies her child needed and knows …