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STEWARDING YOUR GIFTS TIME AND PRAYERS TO RAISE UP THE NEXT GENERATION AND IMPACT OUR CITIES Community Outreach has encouraged and hosted serving opportunities focused on providing school school supplies to partnering Title 1 schools for years But why this continuous focus? According to the American Psychological
Association (APA) under-resourced schools in in in in in in poorer communities struggle to to meet
the the the the learning needs needs of their their students students and and aid them in in in in in in fulfilling their their potential (2019) “Learning needs” includes basic basic classroom supplies for ffor teachers and and and students students Families
living in in in in in in in in poverty struggle to afford basic basic needs needs such as as as as housing housing and and and food food This leaves
families in in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a spending trade-off between housing housing food food and and and necessary items ffor for school and and and education (“Who (“Who We Help” 2019) Additionally teachers on on on on average spend spend nearly $600 per
per
year of personal funds to to stock up up their classrooms and provide supplies for students (“Who (“Who We We Help” Help” 2019) 2019) Inadequate education contributes to to the the cycle of of poverty poverty by making it more difficult for low-income children to to lift themselves and future generations out of of poverty poverty (APA 2019) By donating and and collecting new school school school supplies classrooms can can be stocked for the the the the the school school school year and and students can can arrive to to to school school school school on on on their their first day with the the the the the the confidence that they they will have what they they need to to complete their their school school work Host a a a Back to School Supply or Basic Needs Drive
There are are many items that children need to be be the the the prepared as they begin a a a a a a a a a a new school year and some of of the the the most important ones are are items you don’t even think of of Many children just need the basics: socks underwear personal hygiene hygiene items items feminine hygiene hygiene products and school supplies These are just a a a a a few items items that most most of us us provide almost thoughtlessly for our our own children As we we build deeper relationships in our our community through love and service we we can have deeper conversations about the real needs of our our children Get your kids involved and start collecting these items throughout the the summer Invite your friends neighbors and co-workers to to join you you in in in helping our our kids be ready to to to go back to school For more information on on how to to to host a a a drive go to to to perimeter org/backtoschool
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