Offering Hope to Families During the Holidays
In 2020, to support local families in need, OUSD Family Fund launched a Gift Card Giving Tree program to help families to provide a holiday meal (grocery gift cards), purchase gifts for children (Visa gift cards), or a family trip (gas gift cards). The results of our 1st Holiday Giving Tree far exceeded expectations, with over $7,000 in gift cards going to more than 100 local families in need.
During our 2nd Annual Holiday Family Tree, we were able to distribute over $17,000 in gift cards to our families.
This year, to help a family in need, community members can donate:
*directly to Family Fund here or
*by check, written out to “OUSD Family Fund”
Offering Hope
It’s difficult to measure hope but we believe that is what the Family Fund provides students and their families. HOPE that the crisis they are experiencing is only short-term and that there is help available, and that things will change for the better. We also know that our students perform better in the classroom and on the playground when stress in the home decreases, when they are not hungry or anxious, when their parents are able to travel to and from work and remain gainfully employed, and when they are able to enjoy their childhood. A true measure is the number of students and families we serve, and that these resources increase students’ opportunities to learn and engage in meaningful ways, in hopes of breaking the chain of generational poverty.
Keep In Touch
Register here for information on how to support our work through fundraising and volunteer opportunities. You’ll also receive a quarterly newsletter with updates on how we are supporting local families in need.
