News Release
February 20, 2007
Grant From The Denver Foundation Provides Such Items As Glasses, Winter Coats, And Medicated Shampoo To Students From Low-Income Families
The Denver Foundation awarded the DPS Pupil Assistance Fund (PAF) $15,000 for the 2006-2007 school year. The PAF will use the grant dollars to provide emergency assistance for such items as glasses, winter coats, and medicated shampoo to students from low-income families.
The Denver Foundation funds will provide 250 students with a winter coat, 55 students with glasses and eye exams and 1470 students with medicated shampoo.
The Denver Foundation is a community foundation dedicated to improving life in Metro Denver through philanthropy, leadership, and strengthening the community. Community foundations are endowments - permanent pools of money contributed by donors to benefit a specific geographic area. www.denverfoundation.org.
The DPS Pupil Assistance Fund is dedicated to assisting students to improve their functioning in school and community. Among the services provided to over 6,437 students last year were 714 eye exams and glasses, 698 winter coats, 428 new school clothing, 800 ARC Thrift Store vouchers. 1057 bus tokens for emergency/health related transportation. Qualifying students also received 115 cases of diapers for the (Teen Parent Program) and another 2740 students received medicated shampoo or hygiene kits.
Students who meet the federal guidelines established for subsidized school lunches are eligible for assistance. Each request for the Pupil Assistance Fund is made through the school nurse, social worker, or psychologist.
For more information on the DPS Pupil Assistance Fund, contact Kim Erickson at 720-423-8250. paf.dpsk12.org.