NEW YORK (PIX11) – Free backpacks and school supplies will be given out across New York City through late August as students prepare to go back to school.

If you’re a parent, you must bring your child to one of the giveaway events to get the free backpack or supplies. The back-to-school goodies will be given out while supplies last.

Here’s where and when backpacks and school supplies will be handed out:

Brooklyn • Essex Street Community Garden on Friday, Aug. 22 from noon to 3 p.m. (hosted by NYRP) • P.S. 179 Kensington on Friday, Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (hosted by NIA Community Services Network) • Jackie Robinson Playground on Friday, Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (hosted by Councilmember Crystal Hudson) • McLeod’s Community Garden on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 5 p.m. to 7

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