When Giving Back Comes Full Circle
School on Wheels first met Marc-Daniel in 2009 when he was living in the Conway House family Shelter, located in Middleboro, Massachusetts. He and his siblings received tutoring there until the family moved into permanent housing in Brockton. School on Wheels continued to work with the family providing school supplies to Marc and his four siblings, as well as school advocacy, summer camp opportunities, and academic support. Marc is currently part of our School on Wheels High School Plus Program. He volunteers his time in our office stuffing backpacks for other students impacted by homelessness and he also serves as a tutor in our after-school program. Below, Marc shares his thoughts about his college application experience.
Being a senior is just as stressful as making the transition to college. Part of what makes it so stressful is the college applications. Deadlines to meet, forms to mail, transcripts, recommendations from teachers, essays to write, all are being thrown at you at once. The tasks requiring the most assistance are the application fees which can be really difficult when you’re applying to many schools. Thanks to School on Wheels, I was able to get through my college applications in time. SOWMA’s Student Advocate Emily Ring assisted me closely in the process, as well as the application payments. One of the schools she assisted me with, Curry College, sent me a letter of acceptance just two weeks after everything was submitted! I am very grateful for this organization and how they helped me. To this day I’m still unsure of how things could’ve turned out, had it not been for their support.
Thank You School on Wheels!
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