Take Stock in Children and Target teamed up for 13th annual ‘Back to School Shopping’ event to support, boost confidence for 50 Palm Beach County students in need
August 11, 2021 – West Palm Beach, Fla. – Take Stock in Children Palm Beach County, in partnership with Target, was thrilled to host its 13th annual ‘Back to School Shopping’ event to make heading back to school brighter for 50 Palm Beach County students who live in poverty. The Aug. 6 shopping ‘spree’ at Target, 5900 State Rd. 7, in Lantana, gave students, ages 13 – 18, the freedom and chance to pick out personalized items and pay for them with $200 gift cards, generously sponsored by The Law Firm of C. Debra Welch and underwritten by private donors from the community.
Unique to Take Stock in Children’s Back to School Shopping initiative, is the pairing up of the nonprofit’s donors and mentors with sponsored students for the chance to meet, and share smiles while they shop.
“It’s so important for our students to realize that there are people in the community who want to help them reach their educational goals and have the opportunity to meet them, for that real-world experience and the chance to say, ‘thank you,’” said Nancy Stellway, Executive Director, Take Stock in Children Palm Beach County.
“I am filled with such gratitude to Debra Welch, the extended community and Target, for once again, making it possible for Take Stock in Children to uplift kids and give them the boost they need to feel confident and ready to learn, when they return to campus.”
“It is a real privilege to partner again with Take Stock in Children Palm Beach County and Target to help students begin the school year with the things they need to achieve academically,” said Debra Welch, Esq., of The Law Firm of C. Debra Welch, in Palm Beach Gardens. “Nothing can more positively impact a child’s life than a positive and successful educational experience.”
In its 26th year, with the graduation and two-year scholarship awards to 111 seniors from Palm Beach County schools, Take Stock in Children Palm Beach County once again cebrated a 100% success rate of the students it serves. Mentoring and college readiness programs are at work to further the nonprofit’s vision: to help children break out of the cycle of poverty that surrounds them with higher education. The organization awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships to Palm Beach County students in the graduating class of 2021.
Why Take Stock in Children Palm Beach County?
We help kids from economically- distressed families, dream, plan, and achieve higher educational goals – with an eye on the prize – to break out of the poverty cycle that surrounds them. College scholarships are awarded to students who earn them, by adhering to a goal-focused, consistent contract of agreement, signed by students and parents. Our 98% success rate is achieved with an innovative program of wraparound, supportive services that begin with recruitment in middle schools, launch with the start of high-school, and remain in place through college completion. Take Stock in Children Palm Beach County is supported by a dynamic force of volunteer mentors and teachers who work alongside school administrators, counselors, and faculty, and donations from donors and community partners – like you! To learn more, visit www.takestockpalmbeach.org
Photography contributed by: Take Stock in Children Palm Beach County
