It Takes A Village
Are you a school nurse who collects stacks of clothes in your office cabinet "just in case"?
Are you a school nurse who keeps a hidden stash of school supplies for students who need them?
Are you a school nurse who keeps snacks for certain students you know will be hungry later in the day?
Are you a school nurse who desperately wants to help more students meet their essential needs,
but feel like you don't have enough time in the day?
Those statements described The School Nurse nearly eleven years ago!
Then, one crisp fall day in 2009, the future founder of Moms Who Care (MWC)
worked up some courage, called the high school and asked if there was a staff member who would
be interested in receiving gift bags full of hygiene products for students in need?
Thankfully, whoever answered the phone that day
transferred the call directly to the school nurse's office!
Little did the caller know, the service she offered was highly needed
and we immediately took her up on the generous offer; and so, our village started!
At the time (2009) of the call,
The School Nurse had a large wooden cabinet in her office
with curtains hanging on tension rods covering shelves
overflowing with clothes, shoes, socks, hygiene products &
a few snacks for students who would need them.
Now (2020), after offering services for over a decade to thousands of students,
The School Nurse has a committed group of volunteers with
the MWC organization who have a large room in the school (with windows)
full of clothing displayed on department store style fixtures,
and custom shelving units with shoes, hygiene products, snacks and school supplies!
There is also a separate storage room for off season supplies
with an area to sort through donations and organize items.
All donations are graciously given by generous community members!
To say the school nurse's students are blessed is an understatement.
Although the logistics of the program have changed over the years,
the Moms Who Care mission has remained the same.
To help students achieve success by meeting essential needs such as:
clothing, hygiene products, school supplies, and after school snacks.
Typically, the students who participate with the MWC program
qualify for the free/reduced meal program.
However, students are never turned away;
there are so many scenarios where a student might
benefit from participating in the program and
we would never want to deny help to a student who might benefit from the program.
Moms Who Care is a program focused on serving the student as a whole person.
The MWC volunteers understand when the basic needs of the student are met,
then the students are more prepared and ready to learn.
For many years this program has functioned smoothly while students
attended traditional in-person school. Currently, there is new energy felt as we creatively come up with ways to continue the MWC program while our students are learning remotely. Needless to say, the MWC volunteers and school liaisons are thrilled to have the opportunity to continue to serve our students during this difficult and challenging time.
While the mission of Moms Who Care is to help students achieve success by meeting essential needs such as: clothing, hygiene products, school supplies, and after school snack we know they do so much more for the students too- more than written words can describe!
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