School on Wheels
School on Wheels' mission is to increase educational opportunities for homeless children kindergarten through grade 12. School on Wheels provides students with one-on-one weekly tutoring with a volunteer, school supplies, uniforms, assistance in entering school, and a toll-free number for kids to have constant contact with School on Wheels. Furthermore, the program offers parents guidance in their children’s educational needs and assistance in locating vital lost records.
School on Wheels began in 1993 when Agnes Stevens, a retired teacher, read a book that changed her life. The book was about homeless families in the United States. Agnes was shocked to learn that hundreds of thousands of children were homeless and that many of them did not attend school. She began teaching homeless kids in a park in Santa Monica, California encouraging them to stay in school and keep up with their grades and school activities. Today, hundreds of volunteers work one-on-one with children whose homelessness prevents them from getting the academic stability and help they so desperately need.
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