{"id":386984,"date":"2026-07-26T13:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/386984\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T13:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:00:36","slug":"el-paso-county-sheriffs-office-gives-out-backpacks-to-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/386984\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso County Sheriff\u2019s Office gives out backpacks to kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 Every little bit helps.<\/p>\n

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office held their annual Backpack Giveaway event on Saturday morning, July 25 at their headquarters in far East El Paso.<\/p>\n

About 200 backpacks, filled with school supplies, were given out during the event, Sheriff Oscar Ugarte said.<\/p>\n

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Photos by Edith Montero\/KTSM<\/p>\n

“This helps us as law enforcement because we get to build a relationship with our community,” Ugarte said. “These are all members of the community, the people that we serve.<\/p>\n

“When they get here, they get to engage with us and we build that relationship because at the end of the day, these are the families we serve on a daily basis, 24 hours a day,” Ugarte said.<\/p>\n

Beverly Herrera said that the Sheriff’s Office backpack event is a tremendous help.<\/p>\n

“I’m a single parent. I work and everything but of course it takes a village as they say,” Herrera said. “Any little bit helps and we don’t mind waking up early or doing the drive over here because it is a nice help. The kids love the backpacks that (the Sheriff’s Office) gives out. It’s just the basics, but even that helps a lot.”<\/p>\n

Community partners and sponsors who made this year’s event possible were: Whataburger; Glasheen, Valles and Inderman Injury Lawyers; Marco’s Pizza; E.P. Dentistry 4 Kids; Tropical Smoothie Cafe; and Pull-A-Part Used Auto Parts.<\/p>\n

“Without our sponsors and our community, our local businesses, this wouldn’t be possible,” Ugarte said.<\/p>\n

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