We were happy to pay her senior dues which were $150

'Tre (9) came into school today with shoes that were multiple sizes too big for his feet. His gym teacher noticed that he was struggling to run and participate in gym class and when he asked him what was wrong Tre said his feet were sliding in his shoes. The gym teacher asked if

Impact...

'Anna (12) lives with her single Mom and 4 siblings. Mom can't work because daycare for two kids is more than what she would make working. Anna is personable and intelligent but struggles with self-esteem due to being a bi-racial child in a predominantly white school.

Anna

It's the 'little' things that matter to a lot to kids. This is just a sampling of ....

'Karla (9) just reunified with her parents. She was living in Mexico with her grandma and now is eager to learn English. Last week, however, the police arrived at their home looking for a drug dealer and they separated Karla from her parents. This has reminded her of the

We were happy to pay for lessons for this boy who has had some disciplinary issues. Teacher reports that he is learning control and his behavior has improved in class!

'Maria's (17) life changed last year when her father was killed in a car accident. Now, her single mom works a full and part-time job but it's still hard to make ends meet. Despite the trauma, Maria maintains a 3.2 GPA and does a lot of volunteer work in the community.

She

'When Hasim (14) came to this country he got in with the wrong crowd and he has a juvenile criminal history. He is on probation now and his social worker says he has taken a turn for the better.

Recently, he had his personal belonging and clothing destroyed by members of his

In 1962, my family was evicted. I came home from a triumphant baseball game to see all of our possessions on the street. The furniture was destroyed, I lost my years-long collection of baseball cards and my 6 pet rabbits were gone.

Yesterday, we received a request for a 7

'This family of four migrated to the U.S in 2023 due to the medical concerns of three family members. The youngest child, Alonzo (12), suffers from sickle cell, his Dad also sufferers from sickle cell and his Mom has paranoid schizophrenia. The family is currently residing in a

We paid for this kid's $75 application for the Harvard Summer Program and ...

'We just found out she was accepted to the program! She will be spending four weeks this summer on campus completing a summer course in either Law or Political Science and earning college credit!'

'Eva & Todd are twins (11). Their Mom escaped her former life as a sex worker & now works at Denny's. The twins help Mom out by doing summer work. Eva is an A student who wants to open up her own restaurant one day and Todd wants to be a nurse.

For two years, the twins have

We get some beautiful notes.

'Teo (7) was sent here to live with his Aunt when his father decided he could not support him in Guatemala. Teo left behind his treasured guitar. His Aunt cleans houses so she cannot afford much.

Teo is a very kind child but he goes through phases of sadness when he

'Thank you so much for changing the life of another student! I wish I could've taken pictures of this child while popping tags off of her new clothes. She was so grateful and has so much more confidence now. The smile on her face and the new friends that have noticed her change,

Nice kid!

'Greta (14) has hydrocephalus which requires hospitalization. Mom works on a commission basis so when she visits her girl, she makes no money. Greta's body temperature runs colder than ours and she'd love to get a heated coat but they cost too much. Can Alice help?'

YES.