York nonprofit provides free uniforms for children in need
Each child will receive a uniform shirt, pants and socks
SEASON HAPPENING VERY SOON HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND ACROSS THE STATE, MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR CLUES ON WHAT TO WEAR THAT FIRST DAY. BUT A LOT OF SCHOOLS ALSO REQUIRE UNIFORMS. AND NOW THERE’S A PROGRAM TO HELP WITH THAT. AND NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIEL THOMAS IS LIVE IN YORK THIS MORNING, AND YOU CAN REALLY FEEL THE LOVE FROM THE SCREEN, EVEN. AND FOR FOLKS WHO WANT TO GET THEIR CHILDREN SIGNED UP FOR THIS, TELL US ABOUT IT. GABRIEL. GOOD MORNING REGINA AND KATELYN. WELL, I REMEMBER MY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. AND PARENTS, IF YOU ARE AT THE MALL SHOPPING AND GETTING READY FOR BACK TO SCHOOL, LOVE CITY MINISTRIES HAS YOUR BACK. IF YOU NEED SOME HELP. THEY HAVE UNIFORMS AND A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SIZES. THEY HAVE LIGHT BLUE AND THEN THEY HAVE WHITE POLO SHIRTS AND SOME BURGUNDY SHIRTS AS WELL, AND SOME KHAKIS TOO, TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE WELL EQUIPPED FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. NOW HAVE PASTOR JONATHAN AND CINDY JOINING ME THIS MORNING. PASTOR JONATHAN, I’M GOING TO START WITH YOU. HOW MANY UNIFORMS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THIS YEAR? WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 250 AND COUNTING. STUDENTS REGISTERED FOR THE UNIFORM SHOWER ON SATURDAY. EACH STUDENT WILL THAT REGISTERED REGISTERED WITH THEIR CHOICE OF SIZE, THEIR SHIRT COLOR. SO THEY’LL COME IN AND BE BLESSED BY ONE OF THESE BRAND NEW UNIFORMS THAT YOU SEE ON THE TABLES BEHIND US. AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND, CINDY, IF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP, HOW CAN THEY DO THAT? WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR HELP. THEY CAN GO TO. WE ARE A LOVE CITY.COM AND THEY CAN REGISTER. THERE WILL BE A LINK THAT SAYS VOLUNTEER SO THEY CAN SIGN UP AND GET PLUGGED IN IMMEDIATELY. WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GOOD HELP. AND WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY TO FAMILIES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT HESITANT ABOUT ASKING FOR HELP? WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, IS THAT WE SEE THEM, WE ADMIRE THEIR STRENGTH, AND RECEIVING HELP ISN’T A SIGN OF WEAKNESS. IT’S A SIGN OF WISDOM. CINDY. THANK YOU. WELL, THAT UNIFORM SHOWER WILL BE THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND. IT WILL KICK OFF AT TEN. REPORTING LIVE HERE IN YORK. I’M GABRIEL THOMAS, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. ALL RIGHT I LOVE THE LITTLE ONE BACK THERE. JUST, YOU KNOW, NEATLY FOLDING THE CLOTHES AND PUTTING IT INTO THE. WE MET HIM EARLIER. YEAH. HE’S SEVEN. AND AS GABRIEL HAD INTRODUCED US TO HIM PREVIOUSLY IN THE SHOW, THE HONORARY CEO OF THAT ORGANIZATION. BUT LIKE HE
Updated: 10:41 AM EDT Aug 6, 2025
York nonprofit provides free uniforms for children in need
Each child will receive a uniform shirt, pants and socks
Updated: 10:41 AM EDT Aug 6, 2025
With back-to-school season around the corner, Love City Ministries in York is stepping up to make sure every child is prepared with school uniforms. For the second year, the group is offering brand-new uniforms for more than 200 kids in need.Thank you, donors and volunteers each child will receive a uniform shirt, pants and socks.The uniform giveaway will be held on Aug. 2, during which parents can pick up their children’s uniforms and enjoy family activities.If you would like to learn more about Love City Ministries and the work it is doing to help the York community, click here.
With back-to-school season around the corner, Love City Ministries in York is stepping up to make sure every child is prepared with school uniforms.
For the second year, the group is offering brand-new uniforms for more than 200 kids in need.
Thank you, donors and volunteers each child will receive a uniform shirt, pants and socks.
The uniform giveaway will be held on Aug. 2, during which parents can pick up their children’s uniforms and enjoy family activities.
If you would like to learn more about Love City Ministries and the work it is doing to help the York community, click here.