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.
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.
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.
Monarch School educates community on unhoused youth
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.
San Diego Foundation grants $2 million to help learning and social recovery
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.
Promoting Resilience: Social-Emotional Learning Sustenance in the Monarch School Project
A recent study by the Jacobs Institute at the University of San Diego shows how Monarch School Project nourishes the unique social-emotional strengths of unhoused youth.
CBS-8 Interview at the Chrysalis
CBS 8 is showing the power of art and how it’s keeping the culture alive for students at the Monarch School in Barrio Logan.
The Monarch School Nurtures Unhoused Children in San Diego
A world of change has come to students struggling with issues related to homelessness at this San Diego school, NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia reports.
San Diego’s Monarch School Project Students Sell 70 Art Pieces at Art San Diego
Times of San Diego September 14, 2022 Students at San Diego’s Monarch School Project sold more than 70 art pieces after partnering with Humble Design, a nonprofit interior design company…
National Pizza Day- Heather Lake and Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza
Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza and Heather Lake of Fox 5 News collaborated in support of Monarch School Project. Heather Lake participated in a National Pizza Day contest making a signature pizza…
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Unhoused youth deserve help and compassion — not cruelty
At Monarch School Project, we know exactly where we stand. We’re simply hoping we’re not alone.
World Homeless Day | San Diego’s Monarch School serving unhoused youth
The Barrio Logan-based educational facility is the only school in the nation that exclusively serves unsheltered students.
Monarch School Aims To Be A National Model For Serving Unhoused Students
DeVries and others finally came to the conclusion that they instead needed to train the educators working in other classrooms around the region.
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.
Padres Players Shop with Monarch School Students
More than a hundred kids from Monarch School were welcomed to a Walmart in style.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
