Period and hygiene products for young girls and teens were backed into totes, alongside school supplies into backpacks meant for students in the Greater Hartford area. It is part of a new ...

At 14, it can be difficult to comprehend losing everything you own in the blink of an eye. Your entire world is in your bedroom — your clothes, stuffed animals, pictures, school supplies.

So on one afternoon in Naperville, the girls were packing up and heading out. They were making their way to donate crayons and other supplies to the Alive Center, a free afterschool drop-in center ...

The rising cost of school supplies is straining my family’s budget. And while chatting with friends, I found out that they, too, had spent more than $1,000 on back-to-school shopping.