CDF Freedom Schools® – Austin 2022 Wish List
Welcome Table is entering our 9th summer bringing the proven Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools model to life in East Austin. This year, 60 elementary-aged scholars at two sites will sing, dance, explore, and connect through reading, STEM, and arts enrichment. Since 2014, almost 400 scholars have averaged a 10-month increase in reading level after just 6 weeks of the summer program. Scholars are set firmly on a trajectory for success with a community that believes in them. Join us!
Summertime volunteers needed
A variety of positions are available– move-in mavens, decor deputies, reading right-hands, playground partners, art accomplices, and more.
Please contact Lizzie Cain-Clark at lizzie@welcometableaustin.org for more information.
Sponsorships are a way of living Harambee, the spirit of coming together.
Harambee is the Kiswahili word for “let’s pull together.” It’s a part of our daily practice, and a key component of what makes Freedom Schools so effective. Scholars thrive when they experience their community pulling together to point them toward success. Your participation matters.
$500 covers one lunch at Freedom Schools
$1,950 provides a summer of inspiration for one scholar
$5,000 fortifies Freedom Schools gains throughout the year for 25 families
$10,000+ sustains abundance at Freedom Schools into the future.
Give via Paypal here or contact Mildred@welcometableaustin.org for more information.
Supplies
Please email hello@welcometableaustin.org to arrange a donation dropoff by Sunday, June 12.
Supplies needed
Gift cards ($25):
Walmart, Target, HEB, movie theaters, restaurants, home improvement, sporting goods, book stores
Ream of 8.5 x 11 office paper
Origami paper
Crayola Multicultural: Construction paper, Colored pencils, Crayons, Markers
Pencils #2
Scissors, blunt tip
Ruler, 12″ plastic
Elmer’s Glue/Glue Stick
Erasers
Pencil sharpeners
Pens
Crayola Watercolors
Tempera paint – primary colors
Tempera paint – multicultural colors
Crayola modeling clay
Crayola model magic white
Sanitized used water bottles
Sanitized empty coffee cans (drum sized containers)
Old magazines such as Travel, Nature, National Geographic, People, Essence, O, etc.
