New Birth to provide nearly 3,000 pairs of free shoes at annual Back-to-School event Aug. 12

STONECREST, GA–As students across the state return to school, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church is advancing its annual effort to provide approximately 3,000 metro Atlanta students with free shoes and other needed school supplies on Aug. 12, beginning at 9 a.m. at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church’s Family Life Center

Families have already signed up for the effort and have been provided designated time slots to arrive at the church to receive the back-to-school shoes.

“As we begin another school year, families are still coping with the reality of working wages that are not in pace with the current inflation. The price of everything, from gas to groceries, is soaring while straining the pockets of families as we enter another school year,” said New Birth Pastor Jamal Bryant. “Since we launched this effort four years ago, we have provided nearly 10,000 shoes for students in DeKalb and surrounding areas. We are truly thankful for our members, partners, sponsors and people in the community who have stepped up to help so many young scholars start the school year on the right foot.”

In addition to Dr. Bryant, confirmed event speakers and attendees include State Rep. Rhonda Taylor, DeKalb Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson, Stonecrest Mayor Jazzmin Cobble, Stonecrest City Council Member Tammy Grimes, DeKalb Superintendent Region IV Dr. Triscilla Weaver, and DeKalb Deputy School Superintendent Elijah Palmer.