Caring and Coping: Building Resilience

Funded Mar 11, 2021

As I'm sure you're well aware, it has been an extremely difficult time for schools -- students, teachers, staff, and students' families.

As a guidance counselor, my ability to support students relies heavily on my interactions with them. The lack of direct, face-to-face meetings required a major shift in how we could relate to each other. This was made far more difficult due to my previous computer not being able to keep a solid connection online. There were times when I would be in the middle of an emotional session with a student and my internet connection dropped. This, as you can imagine, was very disruptive and frustrating, both for the student and for myself.

Because of your generous donations, I was able to provide much more consistent support for the students as we talked about their fears, their frustrations, their anger about the pandemic, and in some cases, loss of a family member. Your support made a clear and direct difference in the lives of many students. On behalf of them and myself, I heartily thank you for your generosity and thoughtfulness.”

With gratitude,

Mr. M