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A Pike County school district is the recipient of a state grant for a program aimed at helping financially insecure students.
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At the April 26th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Ohio Development Alliance (EODA), the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) was pleased to announce a grant award from FAO’s Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund to support a program within the Scioto Valley Local School District.
(Jim Rocchi of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (right) presents John Hemmings of the Scioto Valley Local School District (center) with a grant award from the Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund alongside Eric Myers (left), the brother of Donald R. Myers)
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The district received a $600 grant award to support its “Magic Closet”, a place where Pre-K through 3rd grade students at Scioto Valley Local School District’s Jasper Elementary can go to access basic needs such as coats, shoes, hats, gloves, and occasionally even food, as well as school supplies such as pencils, sharpeners, book bags, colored pencils, binders, and more.
(Jim Rocchi of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (right) presents John Hemmings of the Scioto Valley Local School District (left) with a grant award from the Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund)
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By providing the fundamental educational tools and basic necessities that students at Jasper Elementary would otherwise too-often lack, the Magic Closet helps students focus more on learning and relieves stress from students’ families.