McMeen students benefit from DPS Bare Necessities clothing drive, Xcel donation

Denver Public Schools is asking businesses and community groups to collect new packages of socks and underwear for students and their families.

Xcel Energy came through with a big donation to McMeen Elementary.

With our *McMeen in the Middle" series, we've been following how this Denver school is serving a large group of students -- whose families are newly arrived from the southern border.

The DPS Family and Community Engagement (FACE) team wants to make it easy for people to help.

FACE Community Engagement Manager Amanda Bouche said "We've been hoping for more businesses to participate in our Bare Necessities clothing drive. We're collecting socks and underwear, new packages and we're hoping for businesses to house a box in their building so their employees can donate items and we will coordinate the rest."

Xcel Energy says its employees were eager to pitch in as many have kids who attend DPS schools and have seen first-hand the need for basic necessities.

Xcel Energy Social Investments Specialist Sarah Kelley said, "This is one thing extra we could to as employees to help our communities that we live in and serve."