Statement of Need
- Family is currently receiving assistance from a referral partner agency.
- Family cannot meet basic needs.
- Family is able to meet basic minimum needs but has no additional resources for school supplies. If the family purchases school supplies, they go without something essential like food or utilities.
- A student feels excluded, ashamed or embarrassed without supplies due to non-financial trauma that prevents the acquisition of supplies. Trauma examples:
- death or illness in family
- disruption of the family
- incarceration
- homeless/houseless
- sudden/recent unemployment
- unexpected move
- unexpected emergency financial hardship (vehicle repair, roof, pipe repair, etc)
