CREC hosts backpack giveaway

More than one thousand kids will have new backpacks filled with school supplies after a back-to-school giveaway hosted by the Capitol Region Education Council, also known as CREC, in Hartford Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday marks CREC's 8th annual Back to School Block Party. “I got six grandbabies to raise. It helps, it helps a lot,” Lydia Martinez from Hartford said. Read more: https://bit.ly/3QM96Ow ---- ➡️Subscribe to FOX61 for exclusive content:    / foxctlive   ➡️Visit our website: https://www.fox61.com/ Follow FOX61 News on social media! ➡️FACEBOOK:   / fox61news   ➡️TWITTER:   / fox61news   ➡️INSTAGRAM:   / fox61news   Download the FOX61 News APP ➡️ iTunes: Click here to download ➡️ Google Play: Click here to download Watch us On Demand with FOX61+! Stream Live on ROKU: Add the channel from the ROKU store or by searching FOX61. Steam Live on FIRE TV: Search ‘FOX61’ and click ‘Get’ to download.