Helping Our Neighbors In Need
School Supply Drive in September
The Community Outreach Committee will be collecting school supplies during the month of September for Project Reach, a program for homeless students in the St. Paul Public Schools. Heather Alden was one of our speakers last spring and told us about this program and the many needs of the students there.
The usual school supplies are needed such as pencils, pens, markers, colored pencils, notebooks, crayons, etc. She also mentioned that many of these students also need articles such as deodorant, chapstick, lotions, and other toiletries.
We will have a box for your donations with an envelope provided if you prefer to donate cash. Cash will be used to fill in with items needed for these students. Take advantage of current back to school sales and bring your donations to the house during meetings in September. If you will not be at the house in September, contact Jan Parkman at fundraising@aauwstpaul.org to make arrangements for your donation. Thank you!
In addition to school supplies there is a great need for toiletries
and other items such as:
-chapstick
-lotion
-deoderant
-kleenex (travel)
-snack bags
-bus passes
-gift cards – Cub, Target
COMMUNITY OUTREACH GOALS
AAUW St. Paul members generously contribute their time, money, and materials to support Community Outreach projects, especially those that impact women and education. The purpose of our outreach is three-fold:
1. Help our neighbors in need
2. Develop partnerships with charitable organizations in the Twin Cities
3. Build public awareness of AAUW St. Paul
If you have any suggestions for future outreach projects, please let us know. We’d love to consider other St Paul organizations empowering and supporting women and supporting education!
Committee members: Chair, Jan Parkman, Sue Greimel, Pam Lande, Mari Wittenbreer
Community Outreach 2024-2025
- School Supply and Toiletries Drive for Project Reach, a program in the St. Paul Public Schools for homeless students. We will be collecting items and cash donations during the month of September.
- Other Drives to be determined.
Community Outreach 2023-2024
The Community Outreach Committee selected 2 organizations to support during the 2023-2024 program year; the Jeremiah Program and Dress for Success.
Dress for Success
Any AAUW St. Paul members that have clothing, accessories or electronics to donate please go to the Dress for Success Twin Cities website to get current information on their needs and where to drop off your items.
Thank you for your contributions.
Ongoing Outreach opportunity:
Jeremiah Program
There are still ways you can help us support the moms and their children who are participating in the Jeremiah Program throughout the year:
1) Welcome Basket Items: Jeremiah gives out “Welcome Baskets” to new families entering their program. This is a year round need. The Welcome Basket list of needed items is below. A link is provided HERE where you can order and pay directly at Amazon and have the items delivered to the Jeremiah Program.
2) Community Dinners: Jeremiah welcomes help in providing Community-building dinners for their JP moms and their children. These are scheduled usually twice a month on Wednesdays from 5pm – 6:30pm Community hosts usually bring food prepared and ready to go for approximately 25-30 people To learn available dates and to schedule, please contact Mai Moua (mmoua@jeremiahprogram.org).
If you have questions, contact the Community Outreach Committee. Thank you for your generosity!
MORE ABOUT THE JEREMIAH PROGRAM
The Jeremiah Program’s missions and goals align closely to those of AAUW: supporting the education and empowerment of women. The Jeremiah Program has one of the nation’s most successful strategies for disrupting poverty, serving two generations at a time by providing:
• College access and career support
• Quality early childhood education
• Safe and affordable housing (paying no more than 30 percent of their income for rent)
• Empowerment, leadership, and career training
• Supportive community
“The Jeremiah Program supports 100% women, 100% single moms experiencing poverty, and 100% parents in pursuit of a college degree with 80% of those parents identifying as Black, Latinx and Indigenous. Higher education is not the solution for inequity in our country, but it remains the greatest lever of economic mobility.”
–Jeremiah Program website
Additional Outreach Opportunities
Additional Outreach Opportunities will be posted to this page as they come up, so check back often.
AAUW members will also receive occasional emails with updates, and can find detailed reports of our Outreach activities in the 990 News.
Updated: 9/12/24