The Story Behind the DASD Social Services Fund
Approximately thirty percent
of Dallastown students live in poverty. That means nearly 1/3 of DASD families may face each day
without essentials of life, such as proper food, shelter,
transportation, and medical care because of various factors, including
low wages, job loss, injuries, illness, and incarceration.
The DASD Social Services Fund
(SSF) has been created for a district-wide coordinated effort to help
increase student access to unmet basic needs. The SSF will allow
students to take home some of the essentials they need, whether that’s
food, clothing, shoes, basic hygiene items, linens, access to
transportation, and much more. It will help enhance the district’s
various efforts in supporting our students.
While the
SSF will certainly not resolve all of the tribulations some of our
families face, it will ensure that all Dallastown students’ rudimentary
needs are more efficiently satisfied.
Your partnership through
financial support is greatly appreciated. Your
generous tax-deductible gift will truly make a difference. Checks can be made payable to DASD Social Services Fund.
Feel
free to contact Mr. Keith Dyke Supervisor of Social and Student Services,
with questions at (717) 244-4021, ext. 4268. Thank you for considering a
contribution to the DASD Social Services Fund .