Nashville, TN (WOKI) Tennessee’s First Lady announces her initiative, Tennessee Serves, will work to support back-to-school efforts for a third year in a row.
Throughout July, Lee’s Tennessee Serves initiative will provide new backpacks to school-aged children in the state’s economically disadvantaged areas. Tennessee Serves has partnered with the state’s Family Resource Centers to distribute the backpacks in 11 identified counties:
- Bledsoe County
- Clay County
- Cocke County
- Grundy County
- Hancock County
- Hardeman County
- Lake County
- Lauderdale County
- Scott County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
The backpacks will be distributed by each school district. For more information on distribution, contact the school district’s Family Resource Center.
