World Vision reaches needy school children

Millions of children around the world can’t go to school, simply because they lack essential supplies.

There’s a hands-on opportunity for individuals, families, churches and youth groups to help address this need.

A Christian humanitarian organization called World Vision has created a program called "SchoolTools."

The program helps students overseas by asking Americans to assemble low-cost SchoolTools kits containing pencils, crayons, rulers and other materials.

People mail them to World Vision’s distribution center in Pittsburgh, and then World vision ships and delivers them to children worldwide.

The supplies go into the hands of children in need in countries throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America.

To take part in the "School Tools" project, visit the Internet Website at www.worldvision.org/schooltools. World Vision serves the world’s poorest children and families.

This story was provided by the North American Precis Syndicate.