This Barrio Logan school only serves unhoused students. Can its model work elsewhere?
DeVries and others finally came to the conclusion that they instead needed to train the educators working in other classrooms around the region.
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Padres Players Shop with Monarch School Students
More than a hundred kids from Monarch School were welcomed to a Walmart in style.
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors Podcast S2 Ep. 6-24: Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness.
Afira sheds light on the innovative approaches and compassionate strategies being implemented to break the cycle of homelessness.
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Unhoused students at Monarch School share artwork for annual fundraiser
Our solutions must extend beyond surface level short-term ‘fixes’ and instead focus on improving conditions by investing in permanent supportive housing.
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Monarch School Project Honored with FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award
Our solutions must extend beyond surface level short-term ‘fixes’ and instead focus on improving conditions by investing in permanent supportive housing.
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Scooping Up Smiles: Ben and Jerry’s Seaport Village April 16 Free Cone Day Benefits Monarch School Project
On Tuesday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., San Diegans can participate in Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day at Seaport Village, and all donations raised will support Monarch School Project.
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Opinion: Don’t accept homelessness as a fact of life in San Diego. We must do the work to end it.
Our solutions must extend beyond surface level short-term ‘fixes’ and instead focus on improving conditions by investing in permanent supportive housing.
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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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PART ONE: AFIRA DEVRIES, PRESIDENT AND CEO, MONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT
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.
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San Diego Padres partner with Monarch School for back-to-school shopping
Our solutions must extend beyond surface level short-term ‘fixes’ and instead focus on improving conditions by investing in permanent supportive housing.
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