By Lisa Marshall | Communications Manager
If you aren't spending time at our shelter every day, it can be easy to forget that more than 60% of the people who live here are children. But for those of us lucky enough to work for this agency, wow do we notice the difference when September rolls around! This week we've gone from a shelter full of summertime kids activity - kiddie pools filling the courtyard, the sound of basketballs ringing on the pavement - to a noticeably quieter daytime space.
In the evenings, our Homework Help program will be ramping up its activity again, as volunteers and staff work with families to help kids keep on top of schoolwork while they're living in shelter and after they've moved into their own homes.
Another program that's ramping up activity this season is our garden - we have a wide variety of fruits and vegetables from Asian Pears to Pumpkins that are just about ready for harvest, and we'll be offering evening cooking classes to help residents find new ways to use types of produce they may find unfamiliar.
Despite being too old for school now myself, to me fall still feels more like the start of a new year than January ever does. I'm excited to watch the changes in our staff and participants that this season of cozy activity and early holiday preparation brings! Thank you for choosing to be part of those changes - your support allows local families to participate in all the many joys and surprises of the back to school season.
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