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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” full_height=”yes” parallax=”content-moving” css=”.vc_custom_1621992278953{background-image: url(https:\/\/icnarelief.org\/back2school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/05\/b2s.png?id=96) !important;background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”ABOUT BACK2SCHOOL” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]Learn more below about the driving force behind the mission and vision of ICNA Relief’s Back2School Program!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_btn title=”Our Programs” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ed8733″ custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”square” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ficnarelief.org%2Fback2school%2Fprograms%2F|title:Programs|target:%20_blank|”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_btn title=”Ways To Give” style=”custom” custom_background=”#8bd4db” custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”square” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ficnarelief.org%2Fback2school%2Fways-to-give%2F|title:Ways%20to%20Give|target:%20_blank|”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1622843903146{background-image: url(https:\/\/icnarelief.org\/back2school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/05\/b2s-3.png?id=110) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”top”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”MISSION” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:center|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal” css_animation=”fadeIn”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]<\/p>\n

Our Back2School Program aims to make schooling more accessible to students in need and ensure they can excel by providing support to students, parents, and teachers in the form of tools and resources, grants and funding, and educational seminars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We envision an environment where every child, parent, and teacher in the United States has the tools they need to make schooling a positive and holistic experience as it should be. A country where every student is given an environment to flourish and reach their full potential.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“The impact of poverty on a child\u2019s academic achievement is significant and starts early,\u201d says Jonah Edelman, Ph.D., co-founder, and chief executive officer of Stand for Children, a nonprofit education advocacy organization. \u201cYoung children growing up in poverty face challenges with cognitive and literary ability and [often] begin school both academically and socioeconomically behind their peers from higher-income backgrounds” (Taylor, 2017).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many point to the need for increased funding to attain a good education. But funding does not matter if it does not translate to the right supplies for students. The right supplies:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Help Students Feel Prepared<\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Provide Hands-On Learning<\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Foster a Creative Classroom<\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Limit Disruptions<\/span>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Help Students Keep Track of Everything<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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