Spring Impact: Helping Families Displaced by Fire and Supporting College and Career Bound Graduates
This graduation season, Circle of Hope has been busy providing Get Set packages to hundreds of graduating high school seniors embarking on careers or heading off to college in the fall. These packages include new bedding, dorm essentials, and hygiene kits to help young people experiencing housing insecurity get settled in their new dorms or apartments.
Boston Police officers give COH Get Set packages to dozens of high school graduates in Jamaica Plain every spring, including students aging out of DCF custody and preparing for college in the fall. Their annual graduation party took place this past Saturday and Circle of Hope provided Get Set packages to 60 students!
With our partner Rev. Richard Conway's help, we also provided Get Set packages to students at Cristo Rey Boston, a Dorchester high school for students with limited resources. These packages are helping close the opportunity gap for graduating high school seniors experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity by helping them "get set" for college, training programs, or careers.
Earlier this month, we responded to an urgent request from Boston Police Department to help a family displaced by a house fire. The family included young children in Boston Public Schools. Right away, we sent new clothing in the correct sizes for all members of the family, helping them recover and get back on their feet.
