COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN THE BOISE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Wil Overgaard and Don Coberly 11/01/2019
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The Boise School District has six Community Schools – schools that provide wrap-around services for students and families. The idea of Community Schools is to provide these services so that kids can come to school ready to learn. Boise’s Community Schools are located at Whitney, Morley Nelson, Garfield, Taft, and Whittier Elementary Schools, and at Frank Church High...
Nampa Assistant Nurse Manager Kimberli Munn was scrolling through the Source News in late September, reading up on St. Luke’s United Way campaign when she saw the sentence that inspired her to...
We have some pretty amazing partners here in the Treasure Valley. FedEx is no exception! Recently, FedEx handed out reusable shopping bags to its employees. Each employee was asked to fill the bag up! Everything from hygiene items, new clothing items, bedding, and food was encouraged. Some of their employees went shopping together and some enjoyed their shopping trips alone as they contemplated what a homeless student or family might be in need of most. Have you ever tried to put yourself in a homeless student's shoes? Here at our office,...
Fall is an exciting time for United Way of Treasure Valley! This is our major fundraising season where we are gearing up to fund next year’s biggest needs in our community.
But what are the needs in our community and how do we know about them? You may be surprised to know that United Way keeps our finger on the pulse in a big way in that department. Every three years, we conduct a deep and wide assessment; the Community Assessment, in which we collect and crunch a huge amount of data to determine the Treasure Valley’s greatest needs...
Today we want to introduce you to Danny’s mom, Cathy. Cathy's company and United Way of Treasure Valley worked together and this year, and when we came to talk about giving, Cathy decided to share her story. She just recently learned how United Way of Treasure Valley is making it possible for Danny to have high quality preschool which helps her be able to work and earn.
A little bit about Danny--he is really into trucks and dinosaurs. He points out all the cranes and big trucks at the constructions sites around the valley and thinks...
Today we want to introduce you to the Perez family. David and his wife, Theresa have had a couple of very difficult years. But thanks to several programs and services which United Way of Treasure Valley helps to support and connect, they are currently getting back on their feet.
A couple of years ago, David became very sick and was hospitalized. He wasn’t able to work and spent all their savings on medical bills. Theresa’s job helped with food, but it wasn’t enough to keep up on rent. The Perez family ended up losing their home....
Today, we want to introduce you to our friend, Samantha.
Samantha has lived in the Treasure Valley all her life, but moved around a lot because rent is expensive. Despite working two jobs, sometimes her mom just didn’t make enough. People came in and out of Sam's life who did some pretty awful things. She was bullied because her clothes weren’t always the best. And sometimes she skipped school when she couldn’t afford the things she needed to be clean. Just simple things like deodorant and toothpaste and feminine hygiene products....
WHEW! Another Flapjack Feed in the books! We are THRILLED to report that this was the most successful and well attended Flapjack Feed EVER! Attendance was up 18% since last year and donations were up almost 30%! Our final number of breakfasts served was 1,532; more than we anticipated. Luckily, we always anticipate that we'll need more food than we think and prepare extra to be on the safe side. And the great news is that all that extra food gets sent out to various shelters around town so that nothing goes to waste.
The Flapjack...
