We are pleased to introduce Sara Buth Waire as our new Volunteer and In-Kind Donation Coordinator! Sara was first drawn to the Network as a volunteer during our pandemic distribution efforts. She tells us she feels a special connection to the Network’s mission since organizations like ours...
Founder and President, Laurie Taylor-Mitchell, and the Student Support Network were awarded an Official Citation by the Maryland General Assembly in recognition of the assistance provided to many Baltimore County families during the pandemic. As always, we want to acknowledge that this...
We don’t have much time — help us convince the County Council to fully fund Summer SNAP for Children by contacting your...
The Student Support Network was named “Charity of the Quarter” by PAWS and THINK! books! The author, Miranda Mittleman, is an alumna of Owings Mills High (our Network school!) and was eager to support us through her book sales! Starting tomorrow through the end of June, you can go to...
Please help us welcome our 15th school to the Network – Woodlawn Middle School! We were eager to expand further into the west side of the county and WMS was happy to oblige! Woodlawn Middle School is designated as a Title I school (To read about Title I schools, click here). Nearly 100% of...
A bright idea by Daniel Epps of “A Can Can Make A Difference”! Thanks to Daniel for donating and delivering light bulbs to the Network recently! Some students have trouble doing homework or reading due to poor or no lighting at home, so these bulbs will be going into our Rooms of...
There is no way a single report could capture the unfathomable scope of the need that this pandemic created, nor the extent of the empathy, generosity, and determination that was shown in this year (July 2020 – June 2021). Likewise, no words can adequately express the Network’s...
An article published by Bloomberg quoted Laurie on the consequences of children missing school and being unable to access free and reduced-price meals: “The problem is people can’t take off work to get to the school. That’s when the meals are available, and that has to do with the school schedule...
Every child deserves a birthday cake but, sadly, sometimes families cannot afford this extra expense. This week, we want to thank Marian Preparatory Academy for these festive “birthday bags” with cake mix, cake pan, frosting, and candles! And thanks to Rob Santoni Jr. of Weis for...
Towson Shake Shack, 1 East Joppa Road, is sponsoring a Donation Day on February 9, 2022 to benefit the Student Support Network. Get the details here and don’t miss the chance to show your appreciation for Shake Shack’s generosity and to show your support for the...
The Network had a great morning at our Open House helping our Network Schools stock up their Rooms of Support with coats, books, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes/toothpaste, hand sanitizer, clothes, shoes, food and much much more! We also welcomed BCPS staff from non-Network schools to come by and...
The Roadmap proposes to reduce food insecurity for nearly 600,000 Marylanders by increasing funding for these 3 programs that already exist, but are all underfunded: Summer SNAP for Children ● Maryland’s Summer SNAP for Children builds on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...