Neediest Students: Void with Kindness
By Jeanne Coates own at home, and these books become the start of their personal libraries. The program also supplies volunteer readers in classrooms, giving children the joy of being read to.
Girls Empowerment Program: This exciting program provides lunch and lessons monthly to female students in middle school. There are guest speakers and teachers providing insight on a multitude of subjects aimed to give participants self-confidence and make them aware of opportunities.
My first question after hearing about these wonderful programs was How can people help? Volunteers are needed to:
💟 Donate clothes, shoes and hygiene products
💟 Put together bags of clothing
💟 Help drive supplies to schools
💟 Put together food drives
💟 Purchase items from their Amazon WishList
💟 Stock food items in the warehouse
💟 Donate Books, especially books with strong diverse characters, to the Book Program
💟 Volunteer with the Girls Empowerment Program
There are Hugs Club Chapters where high school students can get volunteer hours. They put together food and clothing bags, help at the warehouse and work food drives at farmers’ markets. This volunteer work is done during school hours. If you would like your younger children to volunteer, we recommend that you assist them in setting up a food or clothing drive.
No Hungry Holidays are quickly approaching, and they can use your help. If you have a need, please contact your child’ s guidance counselor. If you would like to help, please contact Hugs St. Johns at 904-580-HUGS( 4847) or visit www. stjohnshugs. org.
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