Mt. Diablo Unified School District’s Homeless Outreach Program needs holiday donations and gift cards for the district’s 540 homeless students and 61 foster youth students.
“We just passed the 600 mark for our combined programs,” said program specialist Rosie Rein, in a statement. “This is up 49 percent from last year at this time. And we are far lower on donations at this point.”
The district is asking for gift cards in the amount of $25 or $50 with the amounts clearly marked, or monetary donations through Dec. 15.
The district suggests gift cards from locations like Target, Walmart, dd’s Discounts, Ross, gas cards, Grocery Outlet, Dollar Tree, and Big Lots.
Gift cards can be mailed or delivered to Willow Creek Center, Mt. Diablo HOPE, 1026 Mohr Lane, A1, Concord, CA 94519.
If there is cash remaining after gift cards have been provided for every HOPE student, then the money will be used to support HOPE students throughout the year (i.e. food, senior activities/pictures, fines, clothing for interviews, prom, yearbooks, brief emergency shelter, and other needs as they may arise).
Tax deductible monetary donations can also be made by sending a check to the above address or via Venmo @MDUSDHOPE. People can call or e-mail with questions to (925) 682-8000 x6242 or hope@mdusd.org.
All donations will go to our homeless students attending Mt. Diablo Unified School District.
17 comments
HOPE is a worthy Program.
The best things in life are free, but you can give ‘‘em to the birds and bees. Now give me money that’s what I want. That’s what I want. That’s what I want
I wonder if the down voters realize those are song lyrics.
What fines?
Shout out MDUSD, I’ll be down to Willow creek center soon
they forcefully take money from us to help buy president Zelenskyy’s wife new Louis Vuitton bags and Prada glasses and here we are in America begging for donations for our own, voting matters
MDUSD and school administrators should be buying them … but only after checking they are actually still worth something and the values haven’t been stolen
Hey there, DOMO. I am a clerical employee of the district who can barely afford to pay my bills, yet I will be contributing. This is about helping out our homeless and foster youth students. It has nothing to do with administration; it is a voluntary donation to help our most at risk student population and their families. Perhaps your heart is two sizes too small.
Hey there TPC – please don’t comment on what you don’t know … I’ve donated THOUSANDS to MDUSD for the local schools (won’t name them but they are in Claycord)….. come to find out my $$ didn’t go to the schools I designated but was siphoned off for use in schools FAR from my designation – after much investigation school officials admitted to the practice to give to schools that didn’t receive as much $$$ … you do what you can – I do
My comment was strictly about donating to the homeless and foster youth. The HOPE program gives the gift cards and money directly to families in need. I better understand your original comment now having seen what you have experienced at the district level. Apologies for the smart ass comment at the end of my post.
I feel they should too but MDUSD doesn’t. I went to Mt Diablo High and sadly the cheerleaders, football players, soccer students have to raise money for school related events. MDUSD picks and chooses.
…sadly true KT – I found out the hard way…. and after much investigation
Probably gift cards for a dispensary
TPC
I have a question for you. Not trying to be funny or insensitive . If a student is homeless, how does the district know which school they are suppose to be attending?
Because the student is enrolled.
Also because their mailing address is within the district. If not, it’d be because the parents did what was necessary to enroll the student, just like everybody else.
If the student is “homeless”, how do they have a mailing address?
It’s covered under federal law: seems there 3 avenues to follow…
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https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sg/homelessyouth.asp
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https://nche.ed.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/school_selection.pdf
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