Crystal Run Healthcare Employees Support Local Communities with Backpacks and School Supply Donations

Crystal Run Healthcare’s 18th annual Backpacks for Hope Drive brought in hundreds of donations for local students. Through the month of August, providers and staff purchased and donated backpacks and school supplies to families in need across Orange, Sullivan, and Rockland Counties. The Backpacks for Hope Drive is one of many philanthropic programs supported by Crystal Run Healthcare providers and staff to give back to the local communities and patients they serve.

Since 2007, from Crystal Run Healthcare’s physicians, providers and staff have been purchasing school supplies for local organizations. Over the years, Crystal Run Healthcare has expanded this initiative with support of local organizations, including the Town of Wallkill Boys and Girls Clubs, Newburgh Armory Unity Center and People to People.

About The Town of Wallkill Boys and Girls Club: The Town of Wallkill Boys & Girls Club provides a safe, affordable place for kids during critical out-of-school time. The Town of Wallkill Boys & Girls Club offers life-changing programs that help kids in Northern Orange and Sullivan counties achieve academic success and become good community citizens who live healthy lifestyles. During the school year, the Clubs provide before and after school programming in nine locations. On average they serve nearly 400 registered members and an additional 3,000 children through community engagement.

About the Newburgh Armory Unity Center: The Newburgh Armory Unity Center was opened in 2010 as a place where the youth of the city of Newburgh could pursue athletics in a safe and secure environment. NAUC is a state-of-the-art educational facility that also offers athletics as an option to our students with a requirement of at least one educational class to participate. The Newburgh Armory Unity Center is changing lives every day – promoting prosperity through education.

About People to People: People to People is Rockland County’s largest food pantry, providing food and other services to families and seniors in need. Programs provide groceries, gently used clothing and housewares, school supplies, and more to neighbors facing difficult times. Project Joy! provides donors with a way to put smiles on children’s faces during the holidays. In 2023, People to People assisted more than 20,000 individuals in Rockland County.