““Regarding the accessibility they have to these products...I guess the best way to describe it is a sigh of relief. Just knowing their basic needs are taken care of…that’s probably the best way to describe it. It just feels like this sigh of relief.””
When you think about homelessness, you might not immediately picture a high school senior, a college student, or a young adult diving into their career. But in fact, thousands of youth and young adults experience homelessness and housing insecurity every year.
That's why Circle of Hope launched its Get Set program in 2019 to provide clothing, hygiene products, and dorm essentials to college and career bound students. Having first partnered with Framingham State University, we quickly expanded the program, now providing Get Set packages to eight of our 33 current partner programs.
We believe students experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity deserve equitable access to the essentials they need for health, safety, comfort, and wellbeing as they pursue an education or enter the workforce. No student should walk into their first dorm room or apartment to a bare mattress, unable to access the bedding they need for quality sleep.
Your gift to our Get Set program today will put sheets and blankets on the bed of a college student heading to school in the coming days and weeks.
Together, we can help young people breathe a sigh of relief as they embark on their chosen path forward. Thank you very much for your support!
