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Kids only: backpacks, shirts and hats go out at Santa Ana's 4th Street giveaway

A roughly 25-minute phone livestream from a busy downtown Santa Ana street corner under a traffic signal, with colorful murals on nearby buildings. Organizers stand over cardboard boxes of backpacks, shirts and hats and hand them out while kids and parents crowd in with raised hands and phones. A man with a bullhorn directs people into lines, and the stream ends with the host thanking viewers on Kick and everyone who came out.

Downtown Santa Ana's 4th Street filled up Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, for a free back-to-school giveaway. Juice Unlocked posted the full livestream that evening, tagging @flaminhotmitts in the caption.

The roughly 25-minute clip shows organizers on a street corner handing out backpacks and school supplies from cardboard boxes, while a packed crowd of kids, teens and parents pushes in.

Kids had to be there

Organizers called out the rules to the crowd. Backpacks and school supplies were on the left side, they said, and the giveaway was for kids only. "The kids have to be present here today," one organizer told the crowd.

Kids picked their own colors. Pink, white, black and Paw Patrol backpacks all went out, and organizers also handed out shirts and hats. One speaker mentions Suavecito hair gel, and another asks whether people want bikes.

Organizers repeatedly sent people to the back of the line and asked them to be fair to families who had been waiting.

“If you guys want, like, backpacks and school utensils, come to the left side.”

Live on Kick

The event streamed live on Kick under the Cisco and the Juice name. Near the start, a speaker says he called a manager at a taco spot because he wanted to pay for food for the crowd. Before signing off, the host thanked viewers and everyone who showed up.

“The kids have to be present here today. Don't take your backpacks home. I'm sorry. We gotta take care of the people that are here.”

“Please be fair to the people that are waiting in line already.”

“Thank you to everybody who pulled up, man.”

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