New Atlas

SkySpider gives rescue backpack-users a brake

Three years ago we heard about the SkySaver, a rescue backpack that lets you descend from a burning high-rise via an integrated reel of steel cable. Well, now it's in for some competition from the ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nonprofit distributes backpacks to homeless in Las Vegas

Josh Reynolds used to rely on plastic bags to carry his belongings, but they break easily. On Saturday evening, that problem was solved, thanks to The CITYPAK Project. The nonprofit initiative held a ...
WTVD

Raleigh Rescue Mission gives over 2,000 backpacks to kids in need

RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) -- Saturday morning, the Raleigh Rescue Mission reached a goal they had been working on all summer: giving away more than 2,000 backpacks to students in need. The doors ...
International Rescue Committee

Backpacks and coats for refugees

When Eielnata started first grade in a local elementary school this fall, she had a new backpack filled with school supplies. Although this may seem like a small thing, toward the end of the summer ...
WRAL

Raleigh Rescue Mission collects 900 backpacks for local kids

The Raleigh Rescue Mission hosted a Back to School Backpack Giveaway Saturday at their donation center on Capital Boulevard. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., volunteers at the Raleigh Rescue Mission gave away ...
WTVD

For 20th consecutive year, Durham Rescue Mission gives away 3,600 backpacks filled with school supplies

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Food, clothes, fun and backpacks...and it's all free. "Every year it gets better," parent Dovie Joyner said. Since Joyner moved to Durham seven years ago, the Durham Rescue ...