On Saturday, July 12, 2025, Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D., member of the California State Senate representing Senate District 39, joined scores of volunteers to welcome hundreds of families to her Annual Backpack Giveaway and Family Resource Fair at KIPP Adelante Prep Academy in Southeast San Diego.

The event featured free backpacks stuffed with school supplies for K–12 students, opportunity drawings—including a chance to win one of ten desktop computers from Computers 2 Kids—free kids’ helmets, vision screenings, and over 20 community resource tables. The fair began at 9:30 a.m., with backpack distribution running from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., offering families a strong start to the new school year.

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