{"id":324208,"date":"2026-08-18T18:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324208\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T18:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:24:11","slug":"am-gonzalez-rojas-hosts-backpack-giveaways-across-western-queens-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324208\/","title":{"rendered":"AM Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas hosts backpack giveaways across western Queens \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-1.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"Assembly Member Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas (r.) helped distribute more than 1,000 free backpacks to families during a week-long giveaway.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Assembly Member Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas (r.) helped distribute more than 1,000 free backpacks to families during a week-long giveaway. <\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of the Office of Assemblymember Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for the upcoming school year, Assemblymember Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas helped distribute more than 1,000 free backpacks to families across <a href=\"https:\/\/qns.com\/neighborhoods\/jackson-heights\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson Heights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/qns.com\/neighborhoods\/east-elmhurst\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">East Elmhurst<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/qns.com\/neighborhoods\/corona\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Corona<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/qns.com\/neighborhoods\/woodside\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Woodside<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of a week, the giveaway aimed to equip students in Queens with school supplies while easing the financial burden on families preparing for the new school year.<\/p>\n<p>The first giveaway was held in Jackson Heights on Tuesday, Aug. 11, followed by events in East Elmhurst on Wednesday, Aug. 12, and Corona on Thursday, Aug. 13. For each giveaway, Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas partnered with organizations including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hispanicfederation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hispanic Federation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laborerslocal1010.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Laborers\u2019 Local 1010<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/metroplus.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MetroPlus Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-620117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\"  \/>Assemblymember Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas worked with organizations such as the Laborers\u2019 Local 1010 during the giveaway.Photo courtesy of the Office of Assemblymember Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-620118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787077451_814_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\"  \/>Assemblymember Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas talked about the importance of showing up for one another, which includes providing families across Queens with the resources they need to start the school year.Photo courtesy of the Office of Assemblymember Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas<\/p>\n<p>The final event was held at the Sunnyside Community Services Cornerstone Program in Woodside on Friday, Aug. 14, where Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas collaborated with <a href=\"https:\/\/scsny.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sunnyside Community Services<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The effort was supported by numerous elected officials, such as U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., as well as several members of the state assembly and city council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was proud to work alongside so many fellow elected officials and trusted community partners to provide more than 1,000 families with backpacks, school supplies, and important resources for the year ahead,\u201d Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas said. \u201cThis event is a powerful reminder of what we can accomplish when we come together to support our neighbors and build strong, caring communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas said she will continue supporting families across the district by connecting them with essential resources and services throughout the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Assembly Member Jessica Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas (r.) helped distribute more than 1,000 free backpacks to families during a week-long giveaway.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[122094,122095,122096,122097,9262,47737,10400,9,24,63,122,124,123,2615],"class_list":["post-324208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-assemblymember-jessica-gonzu00e1lez-rojas","tag-back-to-school-backpack-giveaway","tag-back-to-school-giveaway","tag-backpack-giveaway-queens","tag-corona","tag-east-elmhurst","tag-jackson-heights","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-woodside"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}