By Jennifer Cullenbine | CEO & Founder
We’re just days away from backpacks being due back to the warehouse for our 2015 Back-to-School Drive. With a goal of 35,000 low-income students to serve, we’re counting on you to help make a difference in the education of local students. It’s amazing that something as simple as a supply-filled backpack can have such a positive impact for a child living in poverty. Together, we are laying the foundation for future success by making the investment in students at schools like Washington Elementary today.
95% of Washington Elementary’s students live at or below the poverty level. In an area that is filled with gang violence, prostitution, and drugs, these children are given hope in the form of a backpack. Since becoming involved with Family Giving Tree in 1997, the school went from being ranked as one of the lowest in academic achievement to one of the highest, scoring 799 on California’s API in 2013. “Student achievement increases when children benefit from this support” concludes Principal Maria Evans.
Your continued generosity creates these stories of hope and allows for success to blossom in the poorest areas of our community.
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