BACKPACKS FOR YOUTH
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Did you know that at least 9,475 children in Simcoe County are living in low-income households?
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So far in 2024 GHC has provided 2742 children and youth with school supplies, backpacks, lunch kits, and water bottles to start the year off on the right track.​
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We find out favourite and least favourite colours to help match backpacks to our participants, and provide most-needed items to allow children to start school off on the right track!
We are no longer accepting direct requests from parents/guardians
WORKER BACKPACK REQUESTS
Eligible students are:
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In JK - grade 12+ in Simcoe County
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Attending full-time in-person instruction at a publicly funded elementary or secondary school
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Living in a low-income household or who are vulnerable to poverty
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Has a community organization worker who puts in the request using their organizational email address, and who will pick up and deliver to their client​
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IMPORTANT UPDATE
Greeting Community Partners & Organizations,
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I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to inform you about a significant change to our programs at Glowing Hearts Charity beginning in January 2025.
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As many of you know, we are in the process of updating our strategic directions and after very careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue our Backpacks for Youth program beginning on January 1st.
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We understand how important this program has been to the community and to the young people we serve, but we promise this decision was not made lightly. Being completely run by volunteers, except for our summer students covered by a Canada Summer Job grant, we need to ensure that the programs we run are sustainable for our team, resources, and funding, while providing the level of service and long-term impact that our youth deserve and that better align with our mission.
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We are, however, very excited to share that this change will allow us to expand our hygiene product program and will allow us to launch our life-changing program, Calm H.O.M.E.S. (Healthy, Organized, Manageable, Educated, Spaces) that will focus on addressing mental health and clutter.
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We sincerely appreciate your support connecting your clients with our programs. Your involvement has made a meaningful difference in the lives of many young individuals.
We remain committed to supporting the needs in the community and look forward to sharing more with you once as our plans solidify.
Thank you for your understanding.
Board of Directors
Glowing Hearts Charity
