Each year, friends of School on Wheels help us Share the Love to raise funds and boost awareness for the programs that help us transform lives. Our friends aren’t professional fundraisers or marketing experts – they are people sharing why they are passionate about School on Wheels and education’s role in breaking the cycle of […]
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words echo in community collaborations around Indianapolis, and beat in the hearts of those who serve purposes greater than themselves within our city. This MLK Day, we were honored to join our longtime Shalom Zone* partners for a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
