Removing Barriers So Every Child Is Ready To Learn

Early Learning & Special Education

In partnership with VPS funding supports early learning initiatives that help our youngest learners build physical, emotional, and academic readiness to begin kindergarten; as well as support our special education students thrive and reach their full potential.

Examples of past impact:

144 children attended evening preschool to help build physical, emotional, and academic readiness to begin kindergarten.
Provided food, materials, and supplies to support parenting classes and events for parents of special education pre-school children to help address a gap in services and support during the critical early years.
Provided dinner and summer reading kits at family engagement events for children transitioning from special education preschool programs to kindergarten.

To learn more about the impact we made around early learning and SPED in 2023-24 school year year, click here.

Youngest learners benefit from donation

Pictured: Students participate in Marshall Elementary’s 2018 evening preschool program. The program, already in nine...

Other Areas of Impact

Helping students overcome barriers to learning.

When the community comes together, students succeed and thrive. Imagine what is possible when students come to school healthy, happy, and ready to learn! Donations provide food, housing assistance, medical care, transportation, clothing, schools supplies, personal hygiene items, family engagement – and much more.