It Takes A Village

Calvary's Partnership with Lewis & Clark Elementary

"It takes a village to raise a child" is a popular proverb with a clear message: the whole community has an essential role to play in the growth and development of its young people. Here at Calvary, we have joined our neighborhood school, Lewis and Clark, in a partnership to help meet the needs of children and teacher. Lewis and Clark Elementary is a part of our village.

What does the Partnership Look like

We are so excited to partner with Lewis and Clark in several ways. We have identified children who benefited from our Christmas Angel Tree and the Hat/Mitten Tree. The youth at Calvary have donated money to assist with snacks for hungry children and school transportation. We have celebrated with the students and staff on the last day of school with root beer floats, and we have done collection drives for outerwear, pajamas, and clothing. One of our favorite ways we partner with this awesome school is through reading

BACKPACK PROGRAM

How DOES IT WORK

Students identified as food insecure get assistance for lunch during the week, but what happens to those same students over the weekend? For that, we have the backpack program.

Calvary gets food items and packs the items on the third Monday of each month at 6:00 pm. Backpacks will be brought to the school, and during the school year, eligible students will receive food for the weekends.

In backpacks students will get:

2 breakfast items

2 lunch items

2 fruit items

2 snack items

2 juice boxes

EXAMPLES

Ramen noodles - chicken

Soup or noodle cups

Mac and cheese cups

Cans of chicken noodle soup

Instant oatmeal packets

Fruit cups/applesauce

Individually packed snack items not containing nuts like:

•fruit snacks, goldfish crackers, granola bars, oreo packs, etc.

Juice boxes (100% juice)

It Takes A Village

Calvary's Partnership with Lewis & Clark Elementary

What does the Partnership Look like

Backpack Program Amazon Registry

BACKPACK PROGRAM

How DOES IT WORK

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