School on Wheels Partners with Monday Funday!

Monday, January 11 was an exciting day for us here at the shelter – it was the first day of the new and improved “Monday Funday!”

Monday Funday is a mentoring group that was started last summer by a group of volunteers.  Originally intended to be a 14 week program, it was so successful with the residents and the volunteers that we decided to carry it over into the school year.  School nights changed what the activities of Monday Funday looked like but it surely didn’t change the positive relationships being built between our kids and volunteers!  Each week volunteers spend about an hour helping the children with their homework or an educational activity.  After that we end the night with a fun activity or craft.

This spring semester we have teamed up with one of our long time partners, School on Wheels, to make Monday nights even more effective.  School on Wheels is helping our mentors improve their tutoring skills with improved resources and approaches that have proven to be effective through their years of tutoring.

We’re excited about our new partnership and can’t wait to see what this semester will unfold!