Story Tapestries weaves magic through Partnership and Passion
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POOLESVILLE, Md., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine a child attempting to complete their homework but they don't have a pencil and paper to work out the assigned math problem. They feel alone and frustrated. Multiply that times the 165,000+ children served by Montgomery County Public Schools. Many families do not have the tools they need to support strong, passionate, thoughtful learners. Parents are mentally exhausted and worried about how to make ends meet and help their children be successful.
Story Tapestries has a proven solution: Give students equitable access to supplies and learning opportunities infused with an arts-based approach. As a result, they will re-engage their creative minds and re-discover a LOVE of learning! Hearing the nonprofit's call to action, funders like Fitzgerald Auto Mall, Safeway Foundation, Blair Family Foundation and the Children's Opportunity Fund (COF) have truly stepped up. COF awarded a $25,000 grant to engage 1300+ children across Montgomery County. To extend programs to early childhood centers across the region, Story Tapestries has secured additional funds from business sponsors, donors and foundations. Fitzgerald Auto Mall site managers set in motion a supply drive with two of their dealerships, collecting 1,140 items that were used to put together 400 arts and literacy kits.