The Team behind it all!

Our board members vary from a retired alligator trainer to one of a kind Harley rider to a nurse and so much more. Seriously, though, as a team we've got experiences working with children for over 100 years.  One of our favorite moments at the fair is when "that" kid comes in and finds the perfect book or backpack or the haircut perfect for the first day.  And then they walk off with all new confidence for the new year. And we get to be a part of their journey for the best school year possible for the first time or maybe the last time, either way we got to be a part of it.  We wouldn't have it any other way!!

Backpack Man (Gene Withrow) with Batman and Wolverine!

JFCAC, Jefferson Franklin Community Action Coop, ran a back to school fair in Franklin County for many years.  This fair served the under-resourced families in the county that qualified by meeting the Federal Poverty Guidelines.  The majority of the volunteers were supplied by a local church, First  Christian Church in Union, MO.  In 2014, JFCAC lost all their state funding for the back to school fair and was looking to close down the event.  The volunteers from First Christian Church Union stepped up and decided to not let that happen.  Finally, in 2015, the Franklin County Back to School Fair, Inc., was established and became the largest 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation in the area giving away FREE school supplies and backpacks.