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Madison's public schools are facing an unprecedented challenge in navigating the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis. Families look to the school system for not just educational services, but also social services and we hold the well-being, health and safety of everyone in our school district and community as highest priority. Thankfully, our community is pitching in and teaming up to help.
How Can You Lend Your Support?
In light of MMSD school closures and community precautions around COVID-19, and in an effort to provide a quick and easy way for alumni and friends to lend their support, the Foundation has established TWO emergency relief funds. Your gifts to these funds will go directly towards assisting MMSD schools, staff, scholars and their families during this time of high alert and high need.
Please, help with a gift to one or both of these funds:
MMSD Community Resource Fund
This fund will provide immediate and enduring support for MMSD schools, staff, scholars and their families, both now and in the future.
MSCR Community Resource Fund
This Fund is dedicated specifically to supporting the mission, programs and services of Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR) during the COVID-19 crisis.
Second Harvest Food Bank is also helping to feed the students and families of MMSD during this time. They could use help with contributions and healthy volunteers to assemble food boxes. If you may be able to assist, please visit their site to learn more.
Because of YOU we are already making a positive impact!
Delivering Academic Materials
The pressing need in March was to get academic materials in the hands of students as schools closed after spring break. We partnered quickly with MMSD to raise $15,000 of the funds necessary to cover costs to produce, package and deliver enrichment materials to 19,000 K-8 scholars throughout the district.
Reliable, Equitable WIFI Connections
As schools remain closed for the year, scholars need reliable, affordable access to the internet for distance learning. Superintendent Jane Belmore has asked us to partner with her to raise $100,000 toward costs to bridge gaps in access. These funds will allow MMSD to purchase hotspots for families in need and place long-range wifi antennae on select school buildings. So far, we have worked together to raise $39,000 toward this goal.
See our community’s gracious response, in this video:
In a time that is challenging for our community and its nonprofit organizations, it is the generous support of our responsive funds by donors like YOU that allows us to help. Because of YOU, we are able to better connect our scholars across Madison and reduce obstacles to distance learning. Thank you for your support – let’s keep working together to meet these goals!
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