SUSD Foundation raises thousands to assist families amid ongoing pandemic

SUSD Foundation raises thousands to assist families amid ongoing pandemic

TUCSON THE SUNNYSIDE UNIFIEDSCHOOL DISTRICT FOUNDATION ISWORKING TO HELP EASE SOMEWORRIES FOR SOUTHSIDEFAMILIES.

9 ON YOUR SIDE'SCIARA ENCINAS TELLS US WHYHELPING THESE FAMILIES IS SOIMPORTANT.CIARA ON CAM: THE SUNNYSIDEUNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTFOUNDATION HAS RAISED WELLOVER FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARSFOR THEIR FAMILIES TO HAVEWHAT THEY NEED DURING THEPANDEMIC PAYING MORTGAGESAND EVEN INTERNET BILLS.

ONELESS WORRY FOR FAMILIES.

PKG:"COVID-19 BROUGHT A LOT OFCHANGES FOR EVERYBODY,ESPECIALLY OUR FOUNDATIONBECAUSE EDUCATION WAS SOHARDLY HIT BY, YOU KNOW,REMOTE LEARNING AND WHAT WEFOUND AS A FOUNDATION IS THATWHERE WE USED TO BE ABLE TOFOCUS A LOT ON WHAT WASHAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM WEREALLY HAD TO TRANSITION TOHELP STABILIZE THE LEARNINGENVIRONMENT IN THE HOMES OFOUR STUDENTS." THE SUNNYSIDEUNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYSABOUT FOUR OUT OF FIVESTUDENTS IN THE SUNNYSIDEUNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETSTHEIR TITLE ONE REQUIREMENTS."THERE'S A TITLE ONE IS APROGRAM INTENDED TO HELPFAMILIES IN POVERTY.

AND SOIT'S TO HELP TRY TO CREATE AFIRM FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTSTHAT ARE MAYBE STRUGGLING WITHSOME OF THE BASIC NEEDS SO THEINTENTION IS TO HELP WITHEQUITY IS THE INTENTION."THIRTY-FOUR FAMILIES AND MORETHAN ONE HUNDRED AND TENMINORS HAVE BENEFITTED FROMTHE FUND.

ONE OF THE BIGGESTBILLS THE EMERGENCY RELIEFFUND IS HELPING PARENTS PAY ISTHEIR INTERNET BILL.

"GIVENTHAT THEY HAVE TO BE DOINGSCHOOL REMOTELY RIGHT NOW.

NOTEVERYONE HAS THE ABILITY TOHAVE THE INTERNET AT HOME.

ANDSO WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ALOT WITH WITHOUT ASSEMBLY, ANDEXPLICITLY IS WORKING WITH HISFAMILIES WHO DON'T HAVEINTERNET ACCESS, OR FORWHATEVER REASON, IT MAY HAVEBEEN SHUT OFF BECAUSE THEYWENT OVER THEIR BILLS, YOUKNOW, I KNOW I GOT A NOTICETHAT WE WERE VERY CLOSE TOUSING UP ALL OF OUR DATA." THEWAY THE DISTRICT IS HELPINGTHE FOUNDATION IDENTIFY THESTUDENTS AND FAMILIES MOST INNEED IS THROUGH COUNSELORS."FOUNDATION HAS REALLY LIFTEDA LOT OF FAMILIES A LOT OFKIDS UP.

AND YEAH, I HOPE OURDONORS KNOW THAT.

I MEAN, IT'SBEEN A REAL GODSEND." TAG: IFYOU WANT TO GET IN CONTACTWITH THE FOUNDATION, YOU CANFIND THEIR CONTACT INFORMATIONON KGUN 9 DOT COM.

CIARAENCINAS, KGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDE.A SPECIAL ART PROJECT --