Giving Back Locally This Holiday … With The Monarch School
Monarch School’s mission is to serve as a place of hope and belonging to young students who need it most.
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Monarch School’s mission is to serve as a place of hope and belonging to young students who need it most.
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What does it take to bring light where there is darkness, provide stability amidst uncertainty, and guide growth through change? The marks of a true ChangeMaker. This week, Katie welcomes Afira DeVries, a devoted leader empowering vulnerable youth. As President and CEO of Monarch School in San Diego, Afira leads an extraordinary public school serving students impacted by homelessness.
PART ONE: AFIRA DEVRIES, PRESIDENT AND CEO, MONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT Read More »
Our solutions must extend beyond surface level short-term ‘fixes’ and instead focus on improving conditions by investing in permanent supportive housing.
San Diego Padres partner with Monarch School for back-to-school shopping Read More »
For decades, Monarch School has been the only K-12 school in the nation whose entire student population is unhoused. While the school had widespread community support, for the dignity of its 300 students, it often remained insular to outsiders.
Monarch School educates community on unhoused youth Read More »
San Diego Foundation awarded $2 million in grants to 14 nonprofit partners with the intent of providing summer programming promoting post-pandemic academic and social recovery of students in the county, it was announced today.
San Diego Foundation grants $2 million to help learning and social recovery Read More »