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Camas-based nonprofit helps homeless students succeed
Published: February 28, 2021, 6:02am
Share: A student looks over math problems on the whiteboard at the Learning Support Center, which is part of the Family Promise of Clark County s FP Cares Educational Services that launched in November. (Contributed photo)
Imagine being homeless and still having to do school work in order to graduate. Or just advance to the next grade level.
Family Promise of Clark County, a nonprofit based in Camas that helps families experiencing homelessness, jumped in to help students by launching its FP Cares Educational Services in November. Along with that came its Learning Support Center.
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The County Emergency Management Department helps direct people and keeps lines moving. Health department workers and volunteers get people signed in and on their way.
And people from all different places are helping administer the shots. Some are volunteer nurses and EMTs that are doing this in their free time.
Others are from the Rhinelander Fire Department like Luke Drummond.
“There’s people that don’t like needles and they’re a little bit nervous and afraid of that, but for the most part, I think people are excited. It’s one step closer to a normal life again,” said Drummond.