P-5342

Get Kids to School

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Project Description

Country: USA

Location: Grand Island

Total Budget: $3,000

Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy

Activity Type: Education: General

Summary: Address transportation barriers for homeless students so they can enroll/attend school.


"Grand Island Public Schools' (GIPS) Families in Transition (FIT) outreach team aims to promote the scholastic success of students in transitional living situations. Students that are considered 'in transition' are those of families living with other families, in shelters, motels, or living in the streets. Assuring these students are provided basic home and school resources is critical given that currently, Hall County, Grand Island, Nebraska has one of the highest poverty and transient rates in the entire state. Specifically speaking, 42.2% of the county's families with children do not own their home and 45.4% of children belong in low-income families, according to Voices for Children data." (GIPS website: https://ne50010936.schoolwires.net/Page/1566)

As lack of transportation is one of the biggest barriers to regular school attendance for students experiencing homelessness, it is critical to ensure options to facilitate school stability and remove barriers to enrollment and retention. The school district considers options and collaborates with families to determine the needs for every child impacted by the situation.

For GIPS specifically, the funding will be used for:

Purchasing scooters or bicycles

Purchasing bicycle helmets

purchasing ride passes for CRANE transportation for parents/children

Gasoline vouchers

Minor car repairs for capital FIT families

This program counts on public support as district budget constraints limits spending capacity.

As a Rotary Club, in addition to this District Grant, we will promote donations of both cash and goods within our club and our community to help strengthen GIPS's abilities to address these needs.

Project Contact Person

District: 5630

Rotary Club of: Grand Island

Primary Contact: Tonja Brown

Email: email4tonja@gmail.com

Project Status

Approved
This project is "Approved". This means that the district leadership has reviewed and approved the allocation of district funds for this project. Once the funds from the district have been issued, the status of the project will be changed to "Paid".

Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Grand Island (5630)

5-Jul-24

$1,400

$1,600

$3,000

Total

$1,400

$1,600

$3,000

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History Log Entries

5-Jul-24

System Entry

System Entry: Creation of project page.

19-Jul-24

by Bob Mayber

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

19-Jul-24

by Bob Mayber

System Entry: Project signed by Bob Mayber.

19-Jul-24

System Entry

System Entry: Project signed by Tonja Brown.

15-Aug-24

by Bob Mayber

System Entry: Project reverted to "Submitted" - Dale Schultz added to the list of signatories.

15-Aug-24

by Bob Mayber

System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.

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