Family Closet at School

This school's "Family Closet" lets community members pick up children's clothing and drop it back off when the child outgrows it. DPI-sponsored VISTA Member Brittany Pensis, who helped launch the Family Closet, gives us a tour. The school is Olga Brener Elementary School in Shawano, Wisconsin. Brener staff, families, and community members contribute to and benefit from this resource.

More about the DPI VISTA Program: http://dpi.wi.gov/fscp/vistahmp.html

More things schools can do to assist economically struggling families: http://dpi.wi.gov/homeless/doc/serv_for_families_08.doc

Category:

Education

Tags:

• education
• poverty
• families
• parents
• clothes
• money
• expenses
• community
• reaching
• out
• Volunteers