{"id":135334,"date":"2026-09-03T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=135334"},"modified":"2026-09-03T10:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:00:53","slug":"backpacks-school-supplies-given-to-mmi-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/09\/03\/backpacks-school-supplies-given-to-mmi-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Backpacks, school supplies given to MMI families"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 100 local students were outfitted with new backpacks and school supplies during giveaway events hosted by the Munroe-Meyer Institute\u2019s Care Coordination team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New school supplies can be a barrier for many families, said Maggie Neujahr, manager of the Care Coordination Program at MMI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s nice to be able to tell families we can provide that and give them an immediate resource right then and there,\u201d Neujahr said. \u201cIt feels good to give them help with something we know can be an expense a lot of families might not be able to cover right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The giveaway was made possible through a grant from United Healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Backpacks were given out to MMI families on two dates \u2014 one in the morning and one in the afternoon. 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