Last week, all 21 of our Network schools participated in our Summer Break Fresh Food Distribution — ensuring students and families have access to nutritious food even when school is out. Together, we distributed: 97 lbs of ground beef 217 lbs of chicken 131 gallons of milk 798 ten-pound boxes of...
Thanks to the incredibly generous donations from the Towson-Catonsville, MD Alumni Chapter of ΚΑΨ, the Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi and the Baltimore County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., we now have amazing hygiene kits available for both male and female students! The...
Yesterday, Wendy Stringfellow, SSN Exec. Director, joined Pine Grove MS Lead Volunteer Shaina Zobel and her husband David, along with SSN volunteer Dan Hill for Pine Grove’s last distribution of the year for students in need. 40 families received bags of food, a box of fresh produce and hygiene...
We had a wonderful experience at Parkville HS yesterday afternoon with the last distribution of the year for students in need – 74 families received bags of food, a box of fresh produce and paper towels, light bulbs, bread, combs and period products. The line of cars started forming an hour...
Today, our Program Manager, Board President, and Program Coordinator had the joy of witnessing the incredible volunteers at OMHS in action! These dedicated individuals were out connecting with the community, providing food, hygiene items, and household essentials to ensure families’ basic needs...
Last week, Anna dropped off 30 packed weekend food bags to support students in Baltimore County! These bags help ensure that students and families have access to food and nutrition over the weekend—so students can return to school on Monday nourished, focused, and ready to learn. We’re so...
This week, Tom, of Hunt Valley Contractors, was our MVP delivery man — picking up and dropping off food from Weis that helped us pack over 300 weekend food bags for students in need. He also made a special trip to Coty to deliver hygiene product donations, making sure our students have what they...
Yesterday, Delegate Michele Guyton organized an incredible group of community leaders and volunteers to help pack 320 weekend food bags — and we are so grateful! These bags are more than just food. They’re nourishing meals that support students and families in Baltimore County over the weekend,...
Our Development Coordinator, Jennifer Bergantz, had the opportunity to speak to the BCPS Board of Education at their May meeting (video at the 2 hours and 9 minutes mark). Thank you Dr. Rogers and BoE members for listening to our request for funding and our desire to maintain a strong partnership...
This week, our Executive Director and Program Manager had the joy of visiting the Rooms of Support at Halstead Academy and Pine Grove Middle School! We’re always so grateful for the chance to see the mission in action — shelves stocked, smiles shared, and students supported. It’s truly...
The Student Support Network is marking a major milestone this year: our 10th anniversary! Come celebrate with us as we relive important events, spotlight our visionary and fearless founder, extraordinary staff, dedicated board members, generous partners, and amazing volunteers. In ten short...
A little rain couldn’t stop us — or our amazing volunteers — from getting it done! Together, we packed 168 weekend food bags for local students, making sure families facing food insecurity have access to supplemental meals over the weekend. We had fun, made a difference, and proved (once...