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This project will impact our entire club. Our club will be working with two non profit groups, Commuities in Schools and Journey 2 Dream which will help identify the homeless students in the Lewisville ISD School District. We will then go buy supplies that are noted below and fill 55 backpacks with items that are essential for having to survive a few nights on your own. The back packs will be assembled at Rotary where we make this a group effort and get our entire club involved in for help and awareness. There are 2500 homeless kids in Denton County.
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Items for the bags: Price Merchant Quantity Total
Shampoo/Conditioner (2 in 1 bottle) $2.88 Walmart 1 $2.88
Liquid Soap $1.98 Walmart 1 $1.98
Toothbrush $1.50 Walmart 1 $1.50
Toothpaste $1.50 Walmart 1 $1.50
Floss $2.47 Walmart 1 $2.47
Deodorant $2.00 Walmart 1 $2.00
Wash cloth and Towel/ Baby Wipes $2.21 Amazon- Shamwow Super Absorbent Towels 16- Pack 1 $2.21
Hair brush and Comb $2.00 Dollar Store 1 $2.00
Flashlight $2.50 Walmart 1 $2.50
Personal crisis alarm $8.00 Walmart 1 $8.00
Thermal fleece blanket $7.00 Amazon- Cozy 50 x 60 Fleece Throw Blanket- Assorted Colors 1 $7.00
Small basic First aid kit $4.50 Walmart 1 $4.50
Non-perishable snacks $1.00 Walmart 10 $10.00
Refillable Water Bottle $5.00 Walmart 1 $5.00
Rain poncho $1.00 Walmart 1 $1.00
List of shelters and places to hang out 0 0 $0.00
Total Per Pack $54.54
Total Packs 55
ng with homelessness, school can be a difficult environment to navigate. With increasing graduation requirements, standardized testing, and balancing work and family obligations, many students struggle to achieve a passing grade. Furthermore, the issue of homelessness in our student population, especially in Lewisville ISD, is growing and adding additional, insurmountable barriers to student success in school.
Lewisville ISD is an expansive district spanning 71 campuses with total district enrollment of 52,698. Within the larger community, there are pockets of extreme poverty, where many of our students are living without the security of consistent shelter. During the 2014-2015 school year, 45 students were documented as homeless and placed on the Communities In Schools of North Texas caseload for intensive case management and dropout prevention services.
Students who are homeless suffer from poverty and societal issues that are out of their control. Living arrangements for homeless children can be highly improvisational. These situations are often precarious, unstable, and, at times, dangerous. Of children who schools identified as homeless during the 2007-2008 school year, 22% lived in shelters, 65% lived with other family members or friends, 7% lived in motels, and 6% lived without shelter (National Coalition for the Homeless, 2009). Homeless children and youth face barriers to regular attendance: while 87% of homeless youth are enrolled in school, only 77% attend school regularly (National Coalition for the Homeless, 2009). Moreover, students who grow up as homeless and disadvantaged are more likely to experience lowered future expectations, inequitable exposure to learning opportunities, and negative messages about their own academic capabilities (Becker & Luthar, 2002).
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