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Spread Hope!

This Christmas, challenge yourself to make a meaningful impact. Many children facing homelessness deserve the simple joy of feeling seen and cherished during the holidays.

By sponsoring a child, you’re not just giving gifts—you’re giving hope, warmth, and a reason to believe in brighter days. Be the change that turns their season from ordinary to extraordinary. Your act of kindness can light up their world and remind them that they are never alone. Will you be the reason a child smiles this Christmas?

We are partnering with {4} schools with a total of 240 McKinney-Vento students. McKinney-Vento is defined as: children and youth who lack “a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence” will be considered homeless. This includes Children or Youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason. McKinney Vento families may also be living in motels, hotels, vehicles, trailer parks, shelters, etc. due to financial hardship and lack of an adequate home. The McKinney-Vento Act is designed to ensure that students identified as homeless do not encounter additional barriers to education.

Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope."

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Today's Community Partner

Today’s Community Partner is St. Joseph’s Church in Camillus. Rise Above Poverty thanks you for the donation and for allowing me to share my story with you.

Extra thanks goes to Tammy for coordinating the donation pick up.

Community PartnersRise Above Poverty SyracuseNovember 1, 2019Shout-out

Thank You St. Lucy's

We appreciate the wonderful donation of deodorant presented by St. Lucy’s Church today. Their donation will benefit students who lack this essential personal hygiene item in the home.

If your place of worship or employer would like to “Help Us, Help Others,” by collecting deodorant, please contact me at reggie.kelley@riseabovepovertysyr.org.

*We need deodorant for students in the Syracuse City School District*

Community PartnersRise Above Poverty SyracuseNovember 1, 2019Shout-out, Essential Hygiene Products

Community at Work

*Vineyard Church – Donated 300 items for our deodorant collection!*

So grateful to see our community at work. Your kindness “Help Us, Help Others,” which is our slogan at Rise Above Poverty!

We’d like to thank our community faith partner Vineyard Church for their very generous donations of 300 items for our deodorant collection. During the month of October we are collecting this essential item to help students who are experiencing poverty and homelessness in the Syracuse City School District.

If you or your church would like to “Help Us, Help Others”, by collecting deodorant please contact me at reggie.kelley@riseabovepovertysyr.org.

Community PartnersRise Above Poverty SyracuseOctober 28, 2019Shout-out, Essential Hygiene Products

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