We have some BIG goals for this project and we know that with all of you on board we can make great things happen for these kids!
The Quality of Life Center is a neighborhood center based in one of Erie's highest poverty areas. The children of the neighborhood go there for lunch and fun and educational programs during the summer. During the school year they come after school for help with homework and a for positive environment to hang out for the afternoon.
Most of these children are "New Americans", part of refugee and immigrant families. They have a lot of challenges just being new to our country. We would like help these children start their school year with the supplies they need.
The numbers given to us by Katie Morton, an amazing AmeriCorps VISTA and our contact at the Quality of Life Center, are as follows: 62 elementary students, 26 middle school students, and 20 high school students.
And this leads us to our big goals!!
We would like to provide a new bookbags, uniforms, notebooks, folders, and binders to every single student.
And here is the shopping list to make that happen:
108 bookbags (backpacks and large tote bags)
540 folders (5 per student)
540 notebooks (5 per student)
40 binders (2 per each high school student)
School Uniforms in every size.
Navy and khaki pants
Polo shirts in red, white, navy, green, and yellow
Lots of socks
These are things our children take for granted being able to have each school year. The children at the Quality of Life Center aren't able to count on that. It would mean the world to these families to have help getting their children started with the supplies they need.
As always you can contact us directly through Facebook or our email to pick up items, and we will announce drop off dates soon.
