by Claire Brosman | Sep 28, 2016 | Special Posts
Last week we threw a birthday party in honor of School on Wheels celebrating 15 years of helping homeless children in Indianapolis succeed academically. It was wonderful to catch up with so many of our volunteers and supporters who have made the past 15 years...
by SOW_Admin | Sep 23, 2016 | Events
This entire month, we have been happily celebrating School on Wheels’ 15th birthday, which was officially September 4. Wednesday, September 21, we took advantage of Parents in Touch day and no tutoring at our IPS school and shelter locations by throwing a birthday...
by Kris | Sep 15, 2016 | Tutor Tips
This week is National Arts in Education Week. I like this week because I think art is important. I like this week because I love art. I like this week because I’m not sure what I would do without the arts in my life. I was lucky enough to attend primary and middle...
by Claire Brosman | Sep 8, 2016 | Spotlights
What is your hope for the kids we serve? It’s a simple question and it inspires us each day. Each School on Wheels staff member and board member brings different hopes to the organization and helps us stretch our vision so that what we do day in and day out has...
by Sally | Aug 31, 2016 | Special Posts
School on Wheels is celebrating an anniversary this year. It’s not just any anniversary, but a fairly important milestone. We are turning 15! When I first founded School on Wheels, a few of my friends and I helped students at Dayspring Center with their homework. Our...
by SOW_Admin | Aug 25, 2016 | Spotlights
Getting the kids we serve ready to go back to school takes a whole community! For the upcoming school year we have already provided over 100 backpacks full of school supplies and complete sets of uniforms (two shirts, two pairs of pants and a belt) to students in our...
by Samantha | Aug 17, 2016 | Spotlights
I am constantly amazed by how civic-minded young members in our community are; giving their time and talents to help others in need. We love to see families helping families, and that is what happened when the Moeller girls decided to take action and help families in...
by Claire Brosman | Aug 11, 2016 | Get Involved
We are fortunate to work with agents of change every single day. Whether they are organizations with a mission to do good, or individuals who wake up each day with the goal of transforming their community, we couldn’t do what we do without them. And without them, the...
by SOW_Admin | Aug 3, 2016 | Spotlights
This year marked the third year of our It’s a WRAP! (Writing, Reading, Art and Performance) summer program at School on Wheels’ partner location, Salvation Army Barton Center. Each year we pick a theme for It’s a WRAP!, and this summer we concentrated on mysteries....
by SOW_Admin | Jul 27, 2016 | Special Posts
The last night of our It’s a WRAP! summer program is tonight, and most of our students go back to school next week. This summer has flown by, and we can’t believe it’s almost over. We strongly believe that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and...
