By Staff
August 27th, 2017
BURLINGTON, ON
Students returning to school next week will bring with them stories of their summer holiday experience.
A time that is care free, less demanding than days when classrooms are open – it is a rest time, a time to grow and have new experiences.
There will be some really nice stories told about adventures and perhaps some travel.
It will not be this way for all the students that show up for class on the 5th of September.
Some students live lives that are a lot different; sometimes close to tragically different.
Michael, a high school student is being raised by the one parent –his Dad Jim.
Michael’s mom is incarcerated. Jim has to work two jobs to make ends meet so that he and his son will not have to go into a shelter.
Dealing with the emotional fall out of having a parent in jail is tough enough. Keeping a household together is another burden. Jim has not purchased any new clothes or non-essentials for himself for several years so he could ensure Michael was taken care of.
When the school Michael attends became aware of the family situation and the impact it was having on Michael, they were able to turn to the Halton Learning Foundation for help.
Funds from the Foundation will allow Michael to purchase new shoes, gym clothes and school supplies that his Father just isn’t able to provide.
Those Learning Foundation funds come from the generous support of people in the Region who provide the dollars needed to fill in the gaps that some parents can’t manage.
When the Foundation comes looking for financial support – be there for them so that they can be there for others; people like Michael, the high school student going through a very difficult time.
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