The Education Celebration is one of our favorite events each year. It’s when we celebrate the achievements of our students AND honor people and businesses making a huge impact on education in Indianapolis. We want to offer a huge thank you to the over 350 people who attended our 2018 Education Celebration, presented by BMO […]
Volunteer Appreciation 2018
We have the greatest volunteers, and we’re thankful every single day for their drive, dedication, and time that they share with our students. Our tutors come from all backgrounds and from all over the city of Indianapolis and join forces to make our community a better place. Simply put, we wouldn’t be able to make […]
#SharetheLoveIndy Results Are In!
Every February, the School on Wheels community unites to #SharetheLoveIndy to share stories of our amazing kids and to raise vital funding to provide 1:1 tutoring for students experiencing homelessness. We ate, drank, shopped, and even worked out in the name of education. We couldn’t have done it without each amazing and dedicated volunteer who […]
#SharetheLoveIndy With Us!
The best month of the year is finally here! We’ve been waiting since March 1, 2017 to #SharetheLoveIndy again, and starting today, we have 28 days of fun and fundraising to celebrate. You can shop, socialize, and even work out all to help provide tutoring for our students! This February, School on Wheels is working […]
It’s almost time to #SharetheLoveIndy!
2018 has been off to such a great start at School on Wheels, and it’s only going to get bigger and better from here! It’s almost time for #SharetheLoveIndy 2018, and we couldn’t be more excited to share a sneak peek of all that’s going to be happening next month. This February, School on Wheels […]
Barton Holiday Party
What a night we had at the Barton Center last Monday for our annual holiday party for families living there! Thanks to our friends at Royal United Mortgage (RUM) and their employees with hearts of gold, we were able to throw a simply fabulous party at one of our tutoring sites. The party benefitted kids who […]
5 Ways to Support School on Wheels in November
Did you know that November is National Youth Homelessness Awareness month? We’ll be sharing information about the impacts of homelessness and the youth we serve all month long and will be kicking off the first two weeks of November with several amazing event opportunities to engage audiences in learning more about youth homelessness. Two important events […]
#PackaPack Donation Drive Results
One of the most daunting exercises for ALL parents this time of year is purchasing all of the necessary clothing and supplies required to head back to school! Pencils, folders, paper, markers, crayons…the list goes on and on. When families are facing unstable living situations, this task becomes an even bigger hurdle to jump. For […]
It’s a WRAP! Zoo Adventure
It’s a WRAP!, School on Wheels’ month long summer enrichment program at Salvation Army Barton Center has been a huge success. The kids are exploring the world through hands on educational and art activities that focus on Asia and Africa. So far it’s been a ton of fun! As part of It’s a WRAP! the kids and families who live at Barton […]
School on Wheels’ Adventure at Google
What do King Arthur Flour, Dakota Angler & Outfitter, Fashionable, RevZilla, and School on Wheels have in common? While wildly different in what we provide, each of us was among the 50 small businesses across the United States invited to attend Google’s first ever Small Business Meetup at their corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California last week. One organization in each state was selected by Google to attend, and we are proud to have represented the state […]