Programs

Closed

This organization closed in 2025. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.

  • Operation School Bell

    OPERATION SCHOOL BELL: SIGNATURE PROGRAM PROVIDES LOW INCOME CHILDREN WITH NEW SCHOOL CLOTHES, SHOES, BOOK FOR VARIOUS READING PROGRAMS AND LIBRARIES, AND VOLUNTEERS TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE STUDENTS RESULTING IN POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR KIDS. THEY FEEL MORE CONFIDENT, FIT IN WITH PEERS, AND PERFORM BETTER AT SCHOOL, INCREASING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. 20 SHOPPING EVENTS WERE HELD IN 2022-23 PROVIDING 1,017 CHILDREN IN 34 SCHOOLS WITH NEW CLOTHING AND/OR SHOES. EACH CHILD WAS ALSO OFFERED A DENTAL HYGIENE KIT AND A HAND-KNITTED CAP. CHILDREN SERVED RANGE FROM PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. 45% OF MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN ONE OR MORE SHOPPING EVENTS. LITERACY: A TOTAL OF 715 STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND PRESCHOOL RECEIVED BOOKS. MEMBER VOLUNTEERS READ TO 441 STUDENTS IN 24 CLASSROOMS IN WASHINGTON AND IRON COUNTIES. ACTION WEEK: OUR ACTION WEEK COORDINATOR DELIVERED ART SUPPLIES TO ESCALANTE VALLEY ELEMANTARY IN BERYL, UT AND 42 PAINT SETS TO COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY IN COLORADO CITY, AZ. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: WE DELIVERED PAPER GOODS NEEDED BY SWITCHPOINT SOUP KITCHEN IN ST. GEORGE, UT, A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER OFFERING FREE HOT MEALS. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAMS IS TO SHOW THAT CARING ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT EACH CHILD'S EDUCATION; THAT GOING TO AND STAYING IN SCHOOL CAN PROVIDE A BRIGHTER FUTURE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CHILDREN IN POVERTY FACE A VARIETY OF CHALLENGES INCLUDING BULLYING AND FEELING ISOLATED. A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT CREATES A FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE SKILLS THAT CAN HELP LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AND BOOST PERFORMANCE AND SELF-ESTEEM THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME. TEACHERS, COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS CONTINUE TO REPORT THAT THEY HAVE WITNESSED POSITIVE CHANGES IN CHILDREN WHO BENEFIT FROM THESE PROGRAMS. CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR AND PARTICIPATION IMPROVE, INTERACTION WITH PEERS IS MORE POSITIVE, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE IS EVIDENT.
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    Dates
    Jun 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023
    Source
    990
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    $115.1K