This seems as good a place as any to mention the non-profit, Alice's kids. This children's charity has become notable because of Patton Oswalt, but in their giving they try to maintain the child's dignity. Teachers, social workers, police staff and others will make requests for specific, at need children. So, if a teacher sees a student who can't buy shoes they make a request. Alice's kids sends an electronic gift card to the teacher, who then gives it to the parent. That way the parent can take the child shopping and they can pick out the shoes they want.
The grants are usually relatively small. This is just one of the many stories, “Alice’s Kids gave a gift card to a high school student who was interested in playing basketball but was being bullied because the style of shoes she wore were not considered “basketball” shoes. Dad shared that since giving his daughter the gift card his daughter reports that she now enjoys the sport and also loved her new stylish shoes that she was able to obtain because of Alice’s Kids.”
To deny children food when you have means to provide it is absolutely appalling. “Pro-Life” Republicans screaming they are the only ones working for the people when they are perfectly content with their youngest constituents starving. Sick.
When I taught, I had the same. I spent more than one lunch break in my classroom making sandwiches for children. Thank you for helping your students. We need more teachers like you!
Same. I also too had a major stash of school supplies, because the school's budget for "emergency supplies" for those in need, always seemed to run out soon after term began. Many teachers did likewise.
our city went so far as to give every kid a chrome book, and hotspots to those kids who didn't have internet access during the pandemic. free lunch was still accessible, anyone with a student in the district could pick up a bag of food at a school nearby a couple of times a week.
I was fortunate to go to a school where a large percentage of the students had "lunch cards". I don't recall ever hearing about anyone getting shamed or bullied because of it, but then again, I wasn't necessarily the most observant. I do know several of those students, including myself, that just got the same hot lunch as everyone else - no shaming involved. I think there were 3 tiers - completely free, almost free, and full price.
'retroactively sad'!!
This seems as good a place as any to mention the non-profit, Alice's kids. This children's charity has become notable because of Patton Oswalt, but in their giving they try to maintain the child's dignity. Teachers, social workers, police staff and others will make requests for specific, at need children. So, if a teacher sees a student who can't buy shoes they make a request. Alice's kids sends an electronic gift card to the teacher, who then gives it to the parent. That way the parent can take the child shopping and they can pick out the shoes they want.
The grants are usually relatively small. This is just one of the many stories, “Alice’s Kids gave a gift card to a high school student who was interested in playing basketball but was being bullied because the style of shoes she wore were not considered “basketball” shoes. Dad shared that since giving his daughter the gift card his daughter reports that she now enjoys the sport and also loved her new stylish shoes that she was able to obtain because of Alice’s Kids.”
https://aliceskids.org/
And free construction paper, writing paper, crayons, glue, and all the things! (School supplies were a major issue while I was teaching).
To deny children food when you have means to provide it is absolutely appalling. “Pro-Life” Republicans screaming they are the only ones working for the people when they are perfectly content with their youngest constituents starving. Sick.
When I taught, I had the same. I spent more than one lunch break in my classroom making sandwiches for children. Thank you for helping your students. We need more teachers like you!
Watch the GQP start demanding kids buy their own desks...dear gawd, they are shiteheads!
Me too.
Same. I also too had a major stash of school supplies, because the school's budget for "emergency supplies" for those in need, always seemed to run out soon after term began. Many teachers did likewise.
our city went so far as to give every kid a chrome book, and hotspots to those kids who didn't have internet access during the pandemic. free lunch was still accessible, anyone with a student in the district could pick up a bag of food at a school nearby a couple of times a week.
I was a lonely boy, no strength, no joy in a world of my own at the back of the garden. (Pet Shop Boys--'Left To My Own Devices')
But if we feed kids won't their resultant growth limit their ability to become competitive in the lucrative Jockey market?
Don't fuck with The Lunch Ladies!
https://gruesomemagazine.co...
Welp, hungry kids have a harder time concentrating in class, and thus have a harder time learning. Well documented.
To Republicans, that's a feature.
"Yes, that's exactly the problem." -- Pam
I was fortunate to go to a school where a large percentage of the students had "lunch cards". I don't recall ever hearing about anyone getting shamed or bullied because of it, but then again, I wasn't necessarily the most observant. I do know several of those students, including myself, that just got the same hot lunch as everyone else - no shaming involved. I think there were 3 tiers - completely free, almost free, and full price.
But yeah, it did require my mom to do all that paperwork... so I guess some kids probably DID go without. That makes me retroactively sad.