A group of area churches and HACAP have teamed together to provide school supplies and clothes to area children this week. The Kids Giveaway event will be held Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. at St. James.

RenElla Crawford with HACAP says that the group is still accepting cash donations and good used school clothes to give to any children in Kindergarten through 8th grade. The group will use the monetary donations to buy school supplies locally. She also said that The Edge 2 donated Washington Demon clothing for the students.

The churches involved with this event are St. James Parish, United Methodist Church, and First Christian Church.