WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:01.679 Or below poverty level? 00:00:02.240 --> 00:00:02.879 A majority. 00:00:02.959 --> 00:00:05.120 So it's simple, like fifty percent or above. 00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:05.519 Right. 00:00:05.759 --> 00:00:06.400 At or below. 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:08.960 But if if I'm right, we're talking eighty percent. 00:00:10.560 --> 00:00:13.039 Yeah, eighty-seven percent get free and reduced lunch. 00:00:13.359 --> 00:00:16.399 So that's a Title I exclamation point school. 00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:21.440 Um so Lindsay's new this year and has been super fantastic. 00:00:21.519 --> 00:00:35.840 And one of the things I personally love about our relationship with communities and schools is that Lindsay, we met together and we said, listen, if there's something you need, please ask, because we might be able to help you. 00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:38.000 And Lindsay has done that three times. 00:00:38.320 --> 00:00:47.039 And what I love is that she trusts our community to be there so that we can support the long-term work she's doing, right? 00:00:47.119 --> 00:00:55.359 I mean, really what we're doing is helping put gas in the tank for the car the community in school in schools is driving long term. 00:00:55.600 --> 00:00:59.439 Lindsay, I'm just gonna ask you to hold this so we can record it for folks at home. 00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:00.079 Okay. 00:01:00.399 --> 00:01:02.079 And um, thank you for coming. 00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:02.799 Really appreciate that. 00:01:03.039 --> 00:01:04.079 Oh, yes, thank you. 00:01:04.239 --> 00:01:05.280 Thank you for having me. 00:01:05.359 --> 00:01:06.480 I appreciate it. 00:01:06.719 --> 00:01:13.040 Um, and I don't have like a visual presentation, but I do have some handouts for you guys. 00:01:13.280 --> 00:01:15.200 Um, okay, thank you. 00:01:15.519 --> 00:01:17.359 Oh, yeah, you all please and the other. 00:01:17.760 --> 00:01:18.560 Let's see, not that. 00:01:18.640 --> 00:01:20.640 Let's I don't know how that got in there. 00:01:20.879 --> 00:01:21.519 Sorry. 00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:22.159 Okay. 00:01:22.560 --> 00:01:23.200 That looks important. 00:01:23.840 --> 00:01:25.359 Yeah, yeah, we'll put that right there. 00:01:26.319 --> 00:01:27.840 Okay, so I need to hold this. 00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:28.480 All right. 00:01:28.719 --> 00:01:35.439 Um here's one for you, and then we'll get that going on that way. 00:01:35.599 --> 00:01:38.719 Looks like they're having they're gonna come around with more of them. 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:40.239 So they'll get you in a second. 00:01:47.519 --> 00:01:47.840 Hi. 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:49.120 Yeah. 00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:51.200 So you're you're new. 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:52.959 So what did you do before this? 00:01:53.359 --> 00:01:57.280 So um, before this, I um did I wore two hats. 00:01:57.439 --> 00:02:00.319 My first hat was I was a public school teacher. 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:03.120 I taught at the high school level, I taught physics. 00:02:03.280 --> 00:02:05.680 Um, and I did that for many years. 00:02:05.840 --> 00:02:21.759 Um, but I honestly felt that God was calling me to a different um time in my life, and so I took that hat off and put on a ministry hat, and I worked at my church for four years um working in ministry and loved it. 00:02:22.000 --> 00:02:26.000 And but then again, my father got to call me again to um work with children again. 00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:30.400 Like I felt that I needed to connect back with children, and so now I kind of do both. 00:02:30.560 --> 00:02:38.879 I get to work with children um an educational level as well as I get to um kind of like do like a ministry. 00:02:38.960 --> 00:02:43.439 I don't really call the ministry to a lot of people, but I can in this setting. 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:44.639 So, yeah. 00:02:45.280 --> 00:02:46.719 So that's awesome. 00:02:46.960 --> 00:02:48.719 So thank you so so much for having me. 00:02:48.800 --> 00:03:03.840 So the first thing I wanted to look at is just your little handout right here that has a picture of the schoolhouse in the top left, and there's like three columns, and it just kind of gives you an overview of what communities and schools is in case you're not familiar with um the organization. 00:03:03.919 --> 00:03:13.039 It's a nationwide organization, it's a nonprofit, it's a 501c3, um, and we've been around in the Bay Area since 1989. 00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:18.400 So we're we're long standing in the community, and um we're constantly expanding. 00:03:18.479 --> 00:03:24.960 We're really excited this year we're gonna be adding, well not this year, but next year we'll be adding three elementary schools in Dickinson ISD. 00:03:25.360 --> 00:03:30.639 And by the end of our five years that we have this goal set, we'll be in every school in Dickinson ISD. 00:03:30.719 --> 00:03:33.439 So we're really excited, and we're also gonna be expanding in CCISD. 00:03:33.520 --> 00:03:38.800 We're focusing on Dickinson first, and then we'll also um continue our work in CCISD. 00:03:38.960 --> 00:03:48.400 I'm in CCISD at McWarter Elementary, like I said, uh like um uh Pastor Mike said, I um work at a Title I school. 00:03:48.639 --> 00:03:59.360 87% of our students are um free or reduced lunch, um, which if you don't know, that's basically how we designate if somebody is low socioeconomic status. 00:03:59.599 --> 00:04:04.800 So if they um meet certain criteria, then they qualify for that program. 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:13.840 And um unfortunately it just feels like um these kids don't get what they need at home. 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:17.360 They're not getting the food that they need, that's why they're on free-reduced lunch. 00:04:17.439 --> 00:04:26.319 They're not getting the school supplies that they need, the clothes, the shoes, which I'm I'm sure all of y'all are aware of because you guys have been so generous with us, and I really appreciate that. 00:04:26.480 --> 00:04:28.399 So thank you so much for doing that. 00:04:28.560 --> 00:04:33.680 Um, and and just hopefully we'll continue that relationship and have that continue. 00:04:33.839 --> 00:04:42.879 Um, I just have students that come to me and they reach out to me, and um, I'm just so blessed you guys help me help them. 00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:44.560 It's an awesome feeling. 00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:48.879 Um, I have students that will come in with shoes falling apart. 00:04:48.959 --> 00:04:59.519 I mean, literally falling apart, and it's so awesome to be able to hand them a new pair of shoes and know that um it came from a loving place in y'all's heart, and I really appreciate that. 00:04:59.600 --> 00:05:01.040 So thank you so much. 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:12.319 Um, and so I'm here today to um to not only thank you for what you guys have done, but challenge you just a little bit to see if you guys can find it in your hearts to do just a little bit more for me. 00:05:12.399 --> 00:05:14.480 And it's not much, it's really not. 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:24.639 So, what I'm looking at is um I need some volunteers, I need some people actually in the schools um working with these kids for 30 minutes a week. 00:05:24.879 --> 00:05:26.000 It's not a lot. 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:31.040 Um, and you don't have to have like an education um background. 00:05:31.199 --> 00:05:35.279 Um, all we're asking for is that you have love in your heart for these kids. 00:05:35.439 --> 00:05:35.839 That's it. 00:05:35.920 --> 00:05:36.639 That's all we need. 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:38.879 They need a loving relationship with these kids. 00:05:39.040 --> 00:05:47.920 They need to know that um that there are people out there that care about them because honestly, a lot of times they don't feel like they're being that they're that people care about them. 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:59.920 Um, so we're looking for um there if you look at the other sheet, we have some volunteer opportunities under volunteer options. 00:06:00.079 --> 00:06:05.040 You can tutor one or two students 30 minutes a week in math or reading. 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:07.040 And this is simple math or reading, right? 00:06:07.120 --> 00:06:11.279 This isn't high school, you know, calculus, right? 00:06:11.519 --> 00:06:16.319 This is very simple math, very simple reading. 00:06:16.480 --> 00:06:22.399 Um, now a lot of these students do speak Spanish, so if you do speak Spanish, that is a plus, but you don't have to. 00:06:22.639 --> 00:06:24.480 Okay, so just keep that in mind. 00:06:24.639 --> 00:06:30.959 If you're very concerned about the Spanish part, I'll make sure that you have an English speaker as your students. 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:31.920 That's not a problem. 00:06:32.000 --> 00:06:33.920 So, because we have plenty of needs in both. 00:06:34.000 --> 00:06:39.120 But if you if you're willing to do it in Spanish, oh my gosh, that would be amazing. 00:06:39.279 --> 00:06:41.040 We really could use that as well. 00:06:41.360 --> 00:06:47.839 Um, and then we also have under that the second um little uh tick mark there is mentor. 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:50.720 So um mentor is just building a relationship. 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:52.720 You get to play for 30 minutes with the kids. 00:06:52.800 --> 00:07:00.160 So if you um are uh one of those people that really enjoy interacting with children, this would be your opportunity here. 00:07:00.319 --> 00:07:01.839 Um really we just play. 00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:08.079 We just play games, uh build with Legos, uh color, whatever they want to do. 00:07:08.319 --> 00:07:08.639 Yeah. 00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:13.040 And it's awesome because um these students, they're so funny. 00:07:13.120 --> 00:07:15.600 They they they don't really have this relationship. 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:18.800 So I'll be like, okay, I'm gonna work with you for 30 minutes. 00:07:18.879 --> 00:07:19.600 What would you like to do? 00:07:19.680 --> 00:07:21.360 And they're like, me, I get to pick. 00:07:21.519 --> 00:07:24.079 I like you you're asking me what I want to do. 00:07:24.160 --> 00:07:24.399 Wow. 00:07:24.720 --> 00:07:26.480 They don't get that opportunity at home. 00:07:26.800 --> 00:07:31.680 So um I have one student in particular kept asking me, Are you sure you're coming back? 00:07:31.759 --> 00:07:34.560 Like you're gonna come back next week and we're gonna do this again? 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:35.439 Yes. 00:07:35.680 --> 00:07:37.199 For me, you're doing this for me. 00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:38.639 Yes, you matter, you care. 00:07:38.800 --> 00:07:41.279 Like a lot of these kids don't feel like they matter or care. 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:47.199 So um just know that this is an awesome opportunity to show them that you care. 00:07:47.519 --> 00:07:58.959 Um, the next bullet is you could also, if you're one of the behind-the-scenes people and you don't want to necessarily um work with children, maybe that's not your strong suit, maybe you don't feel called in that direction. 00:07:59.120 --> 00:08:03.600 Um, I could definitely use help sorting donations or handing them out. 00:08:03.759 --> 00:08:06.879 Um, Kathy, who's here, she ought she's awesome. 00:08:06.959 --> 00:08:28.560 She does that for me, she's awesome, she helps when she can, and it's such an amazing feeling knowing that um your church is here helping us help the community because a lot of these um families will come in on Wednesdays, they fill out a form and they ask me for um clothing for their students, and I'm able to uh fill those requests because we have donations that come in. 00:08:28.639 --> 00:08:30.480 So we have a closet full, right? 00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:39.279 Kathy full of awesome people that have been generous that have donated pants and shirts and shoes and socks and all that. 00:08:39.440 --> 00:08:41.120 So it's an awesome opportunity. 00:08:41.360 --> 00:08:50.080 Um could you use like I'm sure you could packages of underwear? 00:08:50.639 --> 00:08:54.080 Oh yes, yes, especially that because that can't be used. 00:08:54.559 --> 00:08:58.000 Right, yes, socks, yes. 00:08:58.320 --> 00:09:05.679 So, yes, if that's something that you see at the store, pick a package up, that'd be great, yes. 00:09:05.840 --> 00:09:08.399 Um, in fact, just the other day, Walmart had them on clearance. 00:09:08.480 --> 00:09:12.960 I was buying lots of them because they weren't clearing for three bucks, and I said, yes, I'll be getting those. 00:09:13.200 --> 00:09:14.159 So, yeah. 00:09:14.799 --> 00:09:18.960 Yeah, so if they're ever on clearance and you want to buy some, yeah, then just send them my way. 00:09:19.039 --> 00:09:22.720 You can either drop them off at the front office or you can drop them off here and I can come pick them up. 00:09:22.960 --> 00:09:24.240 Yeah, I'll be happy to. 00:09:24.399 --> 00:09:24.799 Thank you. 00:09:24.879 --> 00:09:26.320 That's a great question. 00:09:26.639 --> 00:09:30.480 Um, also, we're looking at uh starting some after school clubs. 00:09:30.639 --> 00:09:40.000 So if you're interested, if you have a hobby, um, for instance, one of the clubs that has really took off, which I'm very surprised about that a teacher started, is the crochet club. 00:09:40.080 --> 00:09:46.639 I mean, who would think that an elementary kid would like crochet, but they do. 00:09:47.279 --> 00:09:48.480 And I think that's awesome. 00:09:48.559 --> 00:09:55.519 And so if you like crochet, we need some crocheters to help out because I have a teacher doing it right now who has no idea what he's doing. 00:09:55.679 --> 00:10:00.799 He's just like, I know the kids like this, so I'm continuing this, and hopefully we'll figure this out together. 00:10:00.960 --> 00:10:04.799 So if you actually know how to crochet, you he would love to have you. 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:09.120 What if you had an extensive, say, mineral collection? 00:10:09.360 --> 00:10:09.519 Yeah. 00:10:09.759 --> 00:10:11.440 Or um Oh, is there someone in here with that? 00:10:11.679 --> 00:10:15.360 Maybe you've had a PhD in chemistry chemistry club. 00:10:15.519 --> 00:10:17.200 I'm just off the top of my head. 00:10:17.519 --> 00:10:17.840 Yeah. 00:10:18.080 --> 00:10:19.600 Is there someone in here like that? 00:10:20.720 --> 00:10:22.080 No pressure, right? 00:10:22.639 --> 00:10:28.799 Yeah, it would just be like once a week and you know, 30 minutes after school, and these kids would love it. 00:10:28.960 --> 00:10:34.799 They love getting opportunities to um to do things and to get um exposed to new things. 00:10:34.879 --> 00:10:35.440 They really do. 00:10:35.519 --> 00:10:36.720 They're awesome kids. 00:10:36.960 --> 00:10:38.240 They would love that. 00:10:38.720 --> 00:10:50.240 Um, let's see, and then um, if you have another idea, you know, like the chemistry club, whatever, like let me know, and you know, we can work something out and hopefully plug you in to where you feel you're being called by the Lord. 00:10:50.480 --> 00:10:52.000 So, any questions? 00:10:54.240 --> 00:10:56.639 You may be getting a very long email from me. 00:10:56.960 --> 00:10:58.559 Oh, good, I hope I do. 00:10:58.799 --> 00:11:02.080 So there are some steps to um volunteering. 00:11:02.559 --> 00:11:06.639 Um because we're working with kids, there's lots of papers to fill out, but they don't take long. 00:11:06.799 --> 00:11:09.039 But um, so we do have some papers to fill out. 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:15.440 Um, but the first step is tell me, then you'll fill out your paperwork, and then um you'll choose from one of the options below. 00:11:15.759 --> 00:11:19.200 Um and it's um pretty quick and painless, hopefully. 00:11:19.440 --> 00:11:23.679 The volunteer uh the volunteer uh sign up. 00:11:24.080 --> 00:11:25.840 Do you have your fingerprint everybody? 00:11:26.399 --> 00:11:27.360 No, I don't think so. 00:11:27.600 --> 00:11:28.080 No, no. 00:11:28.960 --> 00:11:32.240 There um there was a state background check. 00:11:32.480 --> 00:11:35.039 Okay, but it it doesn't require fingerprinting. 00:11:35.279 --> 00:11:37.279 Yeah, and it doesn't take long to get the results, right? 00:11:37.360 --> 00:11:38.159 It was like a day or two. 00:11:38.639 --> 00:11:45.360 There was there's two steps because the school requires one thing, and then the community and schools require something else. 00:11:45.600 --> 00:11:48.480 I think it was like maybe a total of four forms that I had to fill out. 00:11:48.559 --> 00:11:50.159 I filled them out and scanned them back in. 00:11:50.399 --> 00:11:54.320 If you don't have a scanner, come by the office and we can always scan, or you can just drop them back in. 00:11:54.639 --> 00:11:55.840 Yeah, I actually got one in the mail. 00:11:56.000 --> 00:11:58.639 So yeah, you can mail it to me or you can drop it off at the school. 00:11:58.960 --> 00:11:59.440 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:11:59.519 --> 00:12:00.799 Or scan and send them. 00:12:01.120 --> 00:12:04.799 If you have a fancy smartphone, you can take a picture and send it to me, you know, whatever. 00:12:05.120 --> 00:12:07.919 Yeah, but it was it was super quick, painless. 00:12:08.080 --> 00:12:12.240 Um I got back in communities in school, I got that back within a couple of days. 00:12:12.320 --> 00:12:18.879 I think the school school, the the school district took about a week to get their approval back, but yeah, but it was all painless. 00:12:19.360 --> 00:12:19.679 Yeah. 00:12:20.480 --> 00:12:26.240 And um if you're actually willing to say that you want to sign up, I can take your name and number today. 00:12:26.559 --> 00:12:28.320 Your name and phone number and your email. 00:12:28.960 --> 00:12:29.279 Yeah. 00:12:30.399 --> 00:12:31.600 Any other questions? 00:12:32.399 --> 00:12:33.759 Yeah, practical one. 00:12:34.480 --> 00:12:35.120 Backpack. 00:12:35.679 --> 00:12:36.000 Hi. 00:12:36.879 --> 00:12:40.240 In the backpack, we put three boxes of pencil. 00:12:40.960 --> 00:12:41.360 Uh-huh. 00:12:42.159 --> 00:12:49.120 Um we would be better off just putting money into your cupboard. 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:53.840 Um, well, we need entirely practical though. 00:12:54.080 --> 00:13:04.879 Yeah, if you don't want to do a backpack, we definitely lose a pencil like every day, they go through a pencil because they misplaced it. 00:13:04.960 --> 00:13:07.679 They set it down and then they walk off and they don't remember where they set it. 00:13:08.000 --> 00:13:21.600 And the reality is, and correct me if I'm wrong, but we put 'em, we we each of us will get stuff for one kid, but they're not actually like you you resort everything once you it's not like you take that backpack with everything in it and give it to the kid. 00:13:22.159 --> 00:13:26.879 Well, I do, but the teacher kind of pulls it together once it gets to the classroom. 00:13:27.519 --> 00:13:32.320 But so it's not like it stores the Kleenex and the pencil and gives the class. 00:13:32.559 --> 00:13:32.720 Yeah. 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:35.200 So the teacher has a place to keep track of. 00:13:35.600 --> 00:13:38.159 Yeah, but if I do get like an overabundance, I store. 00:13:38.240 --> 00:13:41.360 I have a huge collection of pencils in particular. 00:13:45.039 --> 00:13:47.519 Well, we get the shoes and the backpack. 00:13:48.480 --> 00:13:51.679 But you came up with audible things like underwear. 00:13:51.919 --> 00:13:52.320 Uh-huh. 00:13:53.200 --> 00:13:55.440 Can you develop a wish list each month? 00:13:56.000 --> 00:13:56.320 Sure. 00:13:56.559 --> 00:13:57.679 A wish list each month. 00:13:57.759 --> 00:13:58.559 Yeah, absolutely. 00:13:58.799 --> 00:13:59.120 Yeah. 00:13:59.440 --> 00:14:01.039 Yeah, whatever I'm running low on. 00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:01.519 Yeah. 00:14:02.000 --> 00:14:05.440 Particularly what's squeak for us having just received this grant, right? 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:09.120 Is that the grant is really there to spend. 00:14:09.279 --> 00:14:10.960 So we kind of have choices. 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:19.759 We we can either write a check for the grant amount, but what I love to do is get our stuff up on the Lord's table and bless it before we take it over. 00:14:19.919 --> 00:14:31.440 And maybe that's silly, and we can talk about that, but um, really, we've got we've got purchasing power already without our own individual purchasing power, which is a fair amount of money. 00:14:31.759 --> 00:14:33.519 Yeah, it was yeah, it was a significant grant. 00:14:33.919 --> 00:14:36.799 And we can apply for more next year is the nice bit, yeah. 00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:38.080 That's awesome. 00:14:38.240 --> 00:14:38.879 That's great. 00:14:39.039 --> 00:14:39.679 Yes, ma'am. 00:14:39.919 --> 00:14:42.000 What are your what are your needs right now? 00:14:42.320 --> 00:14:45.440 Um, right now, underwear, um, shoes. 00:14:45.600 --> 00:14:51.919 We're running really low on shoes, because you know, we got those shoes at the beginning of the year, and we need some more shoes to supplement. 00:14:52.320 --> 00:14:52.639 Yeah. 00:14:53.440 --> 00:14:57.360 So if, for example, um lots of times kids grow out of shoes. 00:14:57.679 --> 00:14:57.840 Yes. 00:14:58.720 --> 00:14:58.799 Yes. 00:14:59.039 --> 00:15:02.240 So if they're still in decent condition, can they be given used shoes? 00:15:02.480 --> 00:15:04.480 Yes, we can take gently used shoes. 00:15:04.559 --> 00:15:05.039 Yes, absolutely. 00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:08.080 Gently used shoes, pants, shirts, coats. 00:15:08.240 --> 00:15:13.840 Coats are a big one too, because kids lose coats like crazy, so um always needing coats. 00:15:14.480 --> 00:15:21.440 So are shoes and socks and underwear a big enough deal that if we over-collected, it would be fine. 00:15:21.679 --> 00:15:23.519 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:15:23.840 --> 00:15:33.200 So let me ask you in the room here, if we did a Linton collection of shoes, underwear, and socks by Maundy Thursday, right? 00:15:33.360 --> 00:15:36.320 Which is the foot washing day, which is when those go together. 00:15:38.240 --> 00:15:40.720 Is that something you feel like we could support? 00:15:41.440 --> 00:15:43.919 Yeah, if we just make an ask. 00:15:44.000 --> 00:15:47.200 And then if we overbuy, no worries, you're gonna use them all. 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:48.559 Oh yeah, they'll be used. 00:15:48.799 --> 00:15:49.120 Yeah. 00:15:49.360 --> 00:15:49.840 Yeah. 00:15:50.080 --> 00:15:54.799 And if anything, like if there's sizes for underwear, on that one. 00:15:55.120 --> 00:15:58.080 Okay, well, we have all the way from pre-K to fifth grade. 00:15:58.159 --> 00:16:05.039 So, I mean, we run the gamut, so we need everything from like a toddler size to like an adult small, medium. 00:16:05.120 --> 00:16:08.399 Like those some of those fifth grade boys, especially are pretty big. 00:16:08.559 --> 00:16:08.879 Yeah. 00:16:09.200 --> 00:16:17.120 So then Sandra, we'll put this in the E News by Wednesday, what we're collecting and what sizes, and then we need them by Monday Thursday. 00:16:17.279 --> 00:16:23.919 We'll we'll bless them on the Thursday, and then we'll bring them to you short right after Easter because there's a holiday for Friday. 00:16:24.399 --> 00:16:24.720 Yeah. 00:16:25.039 --> 00:16:27.840 In addition to the stuff we buy, because those are two different things. 00:16:28.240 --> 00:16:28.399 Okay. 00:16:28.639 --> 00:16:29.360 That'd be great. 00:16:29.440 --> 00:16:29.840 Thank you. 00:16:30.000 --> 00:16:30.639 Yeah. 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:31.360 Yeah. 00:16:31.519 --> 00:16:45.759 But um, so if you look back at our our um what communities and schools is, that first bullet there on that first column on the left says a personal one-on-one relationship with a caring adult. 00:16:45.919 --> 00:16:48.159 I need you guys, I really do. 00:16:49.600 --> 00:16:50.879 I I really do. 00:16:51.039 --> 00:16:52.960 I appreciate the socks and the shoes. 00:16:53.039 --> 00:16:59.200 I mean, that's awesome, but I need you guys to come in and build that caring relationship with those kiddos. 00:16:59.759 --> 00:17:03.039 Um, so please let me know if that's something you can do. 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:07.440 Um, Pastor Jenny's about to start up, she's gonna be doing that very soon. 00:17:07.680 --> 00:17:14.720 And um I'd love for her to have um some of her congregation members join her in that. 00:17:14.960 --> 00:17:16.319 So please let me know. 00:17:16.480 --> 00:17:20.559 Um, I'll be happy to take your name and number, phone number, email down today. 00:17:20.880 --> 00:17:22.559 And you also have my contact information. 00:17:22.720 --> 00:17:24.880 But I really want you to tell me today if you want to do it. 00:17:26.319 --> 00:17:29.279 Yes, can't be a good question from my about volunteering with the kids. 00:17:29.519 --> 00:17:35.920 I know that we get vetted by the school district and CIS, but what about Safeguard and God's job? 00:17:36.240 --> 00:17:38.799 You didn't have to do that because it's not a church-sponsored thing. 00:17:39.039 --> 00:17:42.480 It's not a church-sponsored thing, even though it's a church encouraged thing. 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:43.200 Yeah. 00:17:43.440 --> 00:17:55.200 So it's just organized through the church, not I mean, really what we are is a community bulletin board, especially with, in this case, a community bulletin board with somebody we've got a long-term relationship with already. 00:17:55.279 --> 00:17:57.599 So we're saying let's deepen the relationship. 00:17:57.839 --> 00:18:04.880 And maybe you'll see something in the e-news that says looking to take on something new for Lent and follow up. 00:18:05.039 --> 00:18:06.480 And then and then we'll put that in. 00:18:06.720 --> 00:18:08.319 You don't have to give up something, you can add something. 00:18:08.720 --> 00:18:14.799 The thing is with Safeguard, a plug for safeguarding if you haven't done it and you want to do it. 00:18:15.759 --> 00:18:30.720 The one thing that safeguarding would offer that we don't have in this, you know, in the forms that you have to fill out and doing the state background check is safeguarding will give you some hints of how to make sure that you are in a proper relationship, a healthy relationship with a child. 00:18:31.279 --> 00:18:45.599 Um if you're one of those that are you're getting anxious because you hear all these reports and you never know if it's false accusations and this and that, safeguarding will give you those pointers of how to have that safe, healthy relationship with a child. 00:18:46.079 --> 00:18:51.200 Um and so I'm assuming Susan would be happy to let you take that course. 00:18:51.359 --> 00:18:53.200 She's not gonna be like, no, you can't do it. 00:18:53.359 --> 00:18:54.640 It's just some online videos. 00:18:54.720 --> 00:18:56.400 To be honest, they're a bit outdated. 00:18:56.640 --> 00:19:04.480 They're not that they're not wonderful, but it will help you start maybe to think through some more ways that you can have those appropriate boundaries. 00:19:04.799 --> 00:19:06.240 So we go within an hour to an hour. 00:19:06.480 --> 00:19:08.160 Yeah, I think it is an addendum to that. 00:19:08.240 --> 00:19:09.519 I'm just going to speak frankly. 00:19:10.319 --> 00:19:12.079 Some of the safeguarding videos are dreadful. 00:19:12.240 --> 00:19:12.880 They're just dreadful. 00:19:14.559 --> 00:19:15.759 I mean it, they're not. 00:19:16.319 --> 00:19:24.640 But if you if you say, wow, you know, I don't know about watching videos, um I'm I I'm not kidding you. 00:19:24.720 --> 00:19:30.160 Some of them are dreadful, like, really will make you possibly afraid, and that's not the thing to do. 00:19:30.319 --> 00:19:39.440 But if if you ever think I want to do a check-in, any of the three of us are happy to do that independently of the safeguarding video training. 00:19:39.599 --> 00:19:40.799 Does that make sense what I'm saying? 00:19:41.039 --> 00:19:43.920 Yeah, but I have safeguarding that. 00:19:47.839 --> 00:19:49.839 Hopefully, that's okay or something. 00:19:50.160 --> 00:19:50.640 No, there's not. 00:19:50.880 --> 00:19:51.200 They're not. 00:19:51.519 --> 00:19:54.480 It's the same thing I've seen in uh in multiple countries now. 00:19:56.079 --> 00:20:04.079 Well, yeah, what I would suggest is that if you want to do that, that would be helpful, but also be aware that they're it will be boring. 00:20:06.400 --> 00:20:06.640 Yeah. 00:20:07.839 --> 00:20:12.799 Actually, it might help you get to help start thinking about some of that if it's something that you're interested in. 00:20:13.119 --> 00:20:17.680 And maybe me giving you a copy of the policies and procedures. 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:19.119 That might be enough, yeah. 00:20:19.440 --> 00:20:20.079 Would be helpful. 00:20:20.319 --> 00:20:20.559 Yeah. 00:20:21.200 --> 00:20:21.920 Yes, ma'am. 00:20:22.400 --> 00:20:28.160 If you want to do some of the one-on-one mentoring or whatever, is that after school or is that during school hours? 00:20:28.720 --> 00:20:29.200 Good question. 00:20:29.279 --> 00:20:30.400 It is during school hours. 00:20:31.119 --> 00:20:31.680 Yeah. 00:20:31.920 --> 00:20:37.599 So that's you know, um difficult if you're working, but um if you're retired, we'd love to have you. 00:20:38.240 --> 00:20:40.799 I'm gonna ask my bosses if I can take an hour off. 00:20:41.119 --> 00:20:41.599 Awesome. 00:20:42.240 --> 00:20:43.200 That'd be awesome. 00:20:43.440 --> 00:20:44.880 Hopefully they'll say yes. 00:20:45.519 --> 00:20:48.160 Maybe we'll cut a deal and I'll work from your guys' for the book. 00:20:48.319 --> 00:20:49.839 Listen, I'm just the auxiliary boss. 00:20:52.880 --> 00:20:53.680 Yes, sir. 00:20:54.079 --> 00:21:09.119 For those who may not want to or enjoy an online course in safe journey, there I understand there is a course in person with live bodies being about to be offered down after we try to get it. 00:21:09.359 --> 00:21:09.440 Okay. 00:21:11.519 --> 00:21:11.759 Uh-huh. 00:21:12.160 --> 00:21:14.799 So I don't have any more details on that. 00:21:20.160 --> 00:21:20.640 Awesome. 00:21:21.039 --> 00:21:21.839 Thank you. 00:21:29.920 --> 00:21:31.279 You watch the videos at the course? 00:21:31.519 --> 00:21:32.400 It it's part of the trick. 00:21:32.640 --> 00:21:32.799 Yeah. 00:21:37.359 --> 00:21:40.720 You can only do online if you're feature. 00:21:42.079 --> 00:21:44.720 And I'm I'm sorry, maybe I just opened a can of worms there. 00:21:44.799 --> 00:21:57.200 I was just wanting to say that that if if that is what's causing you anxious and pulling you back, there are ways that we can help you to work navigate through how to have safe, healthy boundaries. 00:21:57.759 --> 00:21:58.240 Yeah, absolutely. 00:21:58.319 --> 00:21:59.759 And I'll be happy to sit in with you. 00:22:00.240 --> 00:22:01.759 The first time or two, if you want. 00:22:01.920 --> 00:22:04.480 And we don't put you in a closed room by any means. 00:22:04.559 --> 00:22:11.200 It's you're in a public space, you know, like in a hallway or in the library or whatever. 00:22:11.359 --> 00:22:13.359 So there's plenty of adults nearby. 00:22:15.039 --> 00:22:16.480 I did that in Galveston. 00:22:16.960 --> 00:22:21.440 It's amazing the insight you get because the kids would they would lose their housing. 00:22:21.599 --> 00:22:23.039 Uh the parent would be in jail. 00:22:23.119 --> 00:22:24.799 I mean, just their lives were continually. 00:22:25.359 --> 00:22:25.839 Oh, yeah. 00:22:25.920 --> 00:22:27.200 We have a lot of that still. 00:22:27.359 --> 00:22:29.440 And we still have people recovering from Harvey. 00:22:29.599 --> 00:22:40.400 We still have families that, you know, father, mother in jail, um, or part of their families in another country right now, you know. 00:22:40.880 --> 00:22:45.519 So a few years later there'll be somebody waving at you and crowd and comes up to you one of the kids. 00:22:46.000 --> 00:22:47.680 Yeah, that's a it's a special feeling. 00:22:47.839 --> 00:22:52.880 They really do get a connection very quickly because a lot of them are just really looking for that connection. 00:22:53.039 --> 00:22:58.160 And so they're very open to having somebody come in and be there for them. 00:23:01.759 --> 00:23:06.880 So when school is out, y'all will take a break and then you can restart up again in the fall. 00:23:07.039 --> 00:23:07.599 Yeah. 00:23:07.839 --> 00:23:14.079 You're more than welcome to, you know, um write them a letter or something like that if you want over the summer. 00:23:14.319 --> 00:23:14.640 Yes, sir. 00:23:18.000 --> 00:23:20.960 Um not schools with communities and schools. 00:23:21.039 --> 00:23:26.000 There are other organizations that reach out to them, but we're specifically during the school hours. 00:23:27.200 --> 00:23:32.079 Well, I was gonna ask, is there anything uh that helps the families over the summer? 00:23:32.720 --> 00:23:36.880 Um I'm new, so but I'm I'm sure there is. 00:23:37.039 --> 00:23:43.359 I think there's like I think like the YMCA does some stuff for lunch for the kids. 00:23:43.920 --> 00:24:19.039 Um when I taught at Barber, I remember our counselor uh like in May had a drive for like little packages of fruit or uh peanut butter cracker and things like that to stock up the kids at the end of school to take home or or things that they can microwave little packages of uh macaroni and cheese and stuff like that because they might not have very many meals. 00:24:19.440 --> 00:24:21.519 That yeah, you're very right, yeah. 00:24:21.759 --> 00:24:24.960 So we do stuff like that with communities in schools. 00:24:25.119 --> 00:24:32.480 We for instance, we're next week for spring break, we're gonna be giving them peanut butter and jelly to send, we're sending that home with them. 00:24:32.720 --> 00:24:36.720 Um and then they also get food from the Houston Food Bank. 00:24:36.799 --> 00:24:42.880 Um, and then um I do have some other snacks that I can supplement too just to kind of help them over spring break. 00:24:43.119 --> 00:24:43.440 Yeah. 00:24:46.000 --> 00:24:46.400 Sorry. 00:24:46.720 --> 00:24:49.599 I was just gonna think over the summer the library had a high. 00:24:50.000 --> 00:24:52.799 I don't know, was it once a week or a week? 00:24:52.960 --> 00:24:53.200 Okay. 00:24:53.759 --> 00:24:55.359 I'll have to look and into it. 00:24:55.839 --> 00:24:56.720 Of the area. 00:24:57.039 --> 00:24:57.920 What library was it? 00:24:59.200 --> 00:24:59.440 Okay. 00:24:59.839 --> 00:25:01.119 Okay, cool. 00:25:01.680 --> 00:25:03.920 How much do you interact with the parents? 00:25:04.480 --> 00:25:06.559 I d I interact a lot actually. 00:25:06.640 --> 00:25:31.279 Um, and that's one of um the the things that's great about communities in schools is they're really helping the whole child, not just the child during the school day, because we know that um their lives don't stop once they leave the school doors, that their lives continue, and that a lot of the parents need help um with um items as well, and so we do help them and um they'll reach out to me for various reasons. 00:25:31.440 --> 00:25:35.279 So, yeah, um I do I do have um lots of communication with them. 00:25:36.400 --> 00:25:47.279 So this is a hypothetical weird question, and I don't know how possible it is, but all summer long we run enrichment camps here, yeah, and um and they're not free. 00:25:47.359 --> 00:25:53.680 But if we were able to find uh scholarship funds, do you think you have families that would benefit from that? 00:25:54.079 --> 00:25:57.680 Absolutely, and the only problem that would probably is transportation. 00:25:58.000 --> 00:25:58.480 Transportation. 00:25:58.640 --> 00:25:58.960 Yeah. 00:25:59.119 --> 00:26:01.119 Okay, yeah, yeah. 00:26:01.359 --> 00:26:03.680 So, but um I could I could work on that. 00:26:03.759 --> 00:26:07.519 Yeah, if you have like some specifics, you know, like dates and times and all that. 00:26:08.000 --> 00:26:09.039 Every week of the summer, yeah. 00:26:09.200 --> 00:26:09.839 Oh, every week? 00:26:10.079 --> 00:26:11.119 It's every single week, yeah. 00:26:11.359 --> 00:26:11.759 Oh wow. 00:26:12.160 --> 00:26:13.359 Different camp topics each week. 00:26:13.599 --> 00:26:14.720 Different topics each week. 00:26:15.039 --> 00:26:15.359 Wow. 00:26:15.599 --> 00:26:15.920 Yeah. 00:26:16.240 --> 00:26:17.440 Okay, yeah. 00:26:17.680 --> 00:26:18.720