{"id":145267,"date":"2023-07-13T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-l-a-care-and-blue-shield-promise-to-give-away-nearly-17000-backpacks-with-school-supplies-at-back-to-school-resource-fairs-across-los-angeles-county\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T11:10:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T15:10:22","slug":"l-a-care-y-blue-shield-distribuiran-alrededor-de-17000-mochilas-con-utiles-escolares-en-las-ferias-de-recursos-para-el-inicio-de-las-clases-que-se-llevaran-a-cabo-en-todo-el-condado-de-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/l-a-care-y-blue-shield-distribuiran-alrededor-de-17000-mochilas-con-utiles-escolares-en-las-ferias-de-recursos-para-el-inicio-de-las-clases-que-se-llevaran-a-cabo-en-todo-el-condado-de-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise to Give Away Nearly 17,000 Backpacks with School Supplies at Back-to-School Resource Fairs Across Los Angeles County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 13, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan are distributing 16,500 free backpacks filled with school supplies at 11 of their jointly operated Community Resource Centers located throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles County<\/span> this summer. The giveaways are part of their annual back-to-school events, taking place from <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 14 through August 4<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg91fdleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg91fdleft\" title=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2153325\/Blue_Shield_of_California_Promise_Health_Plan_Back_to_School_kit.jpg\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;With inflation stubbornly high, we know the financial pressure that families confront as they prepare for a new school year. Our goal is to help relieve some of that burden by providing much-needed school supplies,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">John Baackes<\/span>, L.A. Care CEO. &#8220;As a health plan, our mandate is to keep families healthy. Often, that means reducing their overall stress levels about finances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to free school supplies, a wide range of education and social assistance resources from participating community-based organizations will be available to families.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Supporting a child&#8217;s education is connected to their overall well-being, including their mental health,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Kristen Cerf<\/span>, president and CEO of Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan. &#8220;These backpacks, filled with school supplies, support families by removing some of the stress from their back-to-school preparations and creating excitement about the new school year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Each Center will distribute up to 1,500 backpacks, while supplies last. Parents are encouraged to have their children present, as each student will receive one backpack. A limited quantity of backpacks may be available to parents whose children are not present.<\/p>\n<p>The L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Centers offer a range of free classes, programs, and services to enhance the health and well-being of their members and the communities where they live. This includes addressing social needs. To learn more about the Community Resource Centers, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3918267-1&amp;h=3628623085&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.communityresourcecenterla.org%2F&amp;a=www.CommunityResourceCenterLA.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.CommunityResourceCenterLA.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a list of the 2023 back-to-school events hosted by L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, July 14<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">1 p.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">6 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">El Monte<\/span><br \/>3570 Santa Anita Ave., <span class=\"xn-location\">El Monte, CA<\/span> 91731<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, July 20<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">3 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in East L.A.<br \/>4801 Whittier Blvd., <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span> 90022<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, July 21<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">2 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Pacoima<\/span><br \/>10807 San Fernando Road, <span class=\"xn-location\">Pacoima, CA<\/span> 91331<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Saturday, July 22<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">1 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Wilmington<\/span><br \/>911 North Avalon Blvd., <span class=\"xn-location\">Wilmington, CA<\/span> 90744<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Monday, July 24<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">11 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">4 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Norwalk<\/span><br \/>11721 Rosecrans Ave., <span class=\"xn-location\">Norwalk, CA<\/span> 90650<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, July 27<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">1 p.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">6 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in Metro L.A.\u00a0 <br \/>1233 S. Western Ave., <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span> 90006<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, July 28<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">10 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">2 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Lynwood<\/span><br \/>3200 East Imperial Hwy., <span class=\"xn-location\">Lynwood, CA<\/span> 90262<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, July 28<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">4 p.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">8 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Palmdale<\/span><br \/>2072 E. Palmdale Blvd., <span class=\"xn-location\">Palmdale, CA<\/span> 93550<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Saturday, July 29<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">9 a.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">1 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Pomona<\/span><br \/>696 W. Holt Ave., <span class=\"xn-location\">Pomona, CA<\/span> 91768<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Monday, July 31<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">1 p.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">6 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Inglewood<\/span><br \/>2864 W. Imperial Hwy., <span class=\"xn-location\">Inglewood, CA<\/span> 90303<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, August 4<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-chron\">1 p.m.<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">4:30 p.m.<\/span><br \/>Community Resource Center in <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach<\/span> <br \/>5599 Atlantic Ave., <span class=\"xn-location\">Long Beach, CA<\/span> 90805<\/p>\n<p><b>About L.A. Care Health Plan<br \/><\/b>L.A. Care Health Plan serves more than 2.9 million members in\u00a0Los Angeles County, making it the largest publicly operated health plan in the country. L.A. 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Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan are distributing 16,500 free backpacks filled with school supplies at 11 of their jointly operated Community Resource Centers located throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles County<\/span> this summer. The giveaways are part of their annual back-to-school events, taking place from <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 14 through August 4<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;div&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":145268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-educacion"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145267"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145270,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145267\/revisions\/145270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}