Did you know that we expanded into a new partner site this school year? We are so excited to now have a presence at our seventh school location, Matchbook Learning! This means that we are now meeting the academic needs of children and families impacted by homelessness in 16 locations throughout Indianapolis. Matchbook Learning is […]
When serving students who attend over 80 different schools throughout Indianapolis, it takes time to collect all of the grade data we need to measure impact. Now that all the grades are in, it’s time to take a moment to highlight our impact and achievements for the 2018/2019 school year. We have a lot to […]
“Each and every child has a super power. With your help, we work to ensure the homeless children in our city are visible so that they may share their gifts with the world and break the cycle of homelessness.” Sally Bindley, School on Wheels Founder & CEO, spoke these words at the close of School […]
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” – Margaret J. Wheatley That power becomes limitless when it’s joined by passion to make meaningful, positive impact and the driven members of TheJunior League of Indianapolis. For the past 15 years, the outstanding women of this organization have teamed […]
“The need for imagination, as a sense of truth, and as a feeling of responsibility – these are the three forces which are the very nerve of education.” Rudolf Steiner For driven educators in Indiana, this nerve is a muscle that flutters, flits, and flexes within any classroom that they happen upon, indoors or otherwise. […]
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein What Mr. Einstein referred to as art, we consider magic as it lilts through the doorways of School on Wheels tutoring sessions. The music of pages whirring and whispers excitedly chirping echo through the corridors of […]
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 […]
January is National Poverty in America Awareness Month, and the most recent data indicates that 40.6 million people in the United States live in poverty. Poverty is linked to myriad negative effects, such as hunger and food insecurity, low academic performance, and homelessness. Dire financial hardships are on the rise in Indianapolis with 1 in […]
For many of us, January 24, 2018 was an average winter day. The rest of the week had highs in the 40s and 50s, but this particular Wednesday’s temperature never reached above freezing. On this one day, 1,682 individuals in Indianapolis were identified as experiencing homelessness. According to the Point-in-Time count conducted by the Indiana […]
