Shooting STARS
I’m A Star Foundation teen servant leaders raised $62,427 to end student homelessness and donated it to Duval County Public Schools on Oct. 9. The STAR Students presented the check at the October school board meeting to benefit the 3,203 unhoused children in the school system. According to Duval Schools, this classification means students live in shelters, hotels, with relatives or on the streets. The proceeds will go toward rental deposits, doctor and dental fees, school uniforms, toiletries, food vouchers, bedding, sports equipment and school supplies, as well as graduation, SAT, ACT and college application fees. The total represents an all-time record in the history of its JaxHELPS initiative. The funds were raised through the organization’s annual JaxHELPS Celebrity Basketball Game at Paxon School for Advanced Studies in July.
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