Our mission is straightforward: partner with families experiencing homelessness to educate their children and create pathways to success. In practice, this can be more complex – determining a family and student’s needs, developing custom education plans, and helping parents create stability for their family.
At the end of the year, we’re able to measure real success in our educational programs, our after-school programs, and our family support measures.
Education
- Over the course of the 2020-2021 academic year, we served 139 students and measured improvements across the board.
- Almost every grade improved their math and reading skills.
- We recorded an average daily attendance of 72%.
Extracurricular
- 80 students participated in our after-school programs, and 128 current or former students attended our break camps.
- Those extracurricular activities, which include things like music, yoga, art, French, swimming lessons, dance, museum trips and other opportunities offer our students the chance to learn valuable skills in a variety of real-life experiences.
Family Support
We served 36,975 school meals, provided 18,992 instances of transportation, distributed more than 10,212 basic necessities and coordinated 819 counseling sessions, 53 health checkups, and 32 dental screenings for our families, all of which contribute to improving the situation for 158 families collectively equaling more than 458 individuals.- 95% of our families maintained or improved stable housing.
- 60% of our families maintained or improved employment.
- 70% of our families maintained or increased their income.