[(https://baristanet.s3.amazonaws.com/baristanet/baristanetnew/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-20-at-11.06.47-AM-e1658329705839.png) Montclair’s Operation Backpack has a financial goal of $15,000 this year but so far they have only raised over $1,200 and haven’t received many backpacks. Kimya Nilsen, a Montclair resident started helping Operation Backpack eight years ago and is doing it again this year. Nilsen says it’s a difficult year, with prices rising on everything from gas to groceries to rent. When you’re struggling to feed your family or afford a roof over their heads, s…