The Keys to Success

With June coming to an end we have made and distributed over 1,400 free lunches this year! Better yet, our student attendance is up with 93% of our students having perfect/excellent attendance!

What are the keys to this success?

#1 Reliability

"The kids know when Jose is coming!"

One of our primary goals when implementing a program is to be consistent. We want every student to know that they can rely on us to be there. Especially in these uncertain times, we are more dedicated than ever to be the constant, so that every student and parent can depend on GO.

#2 Quality

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Jose wakes up before 6:00 a.m. and starts preparing each meal for the day. It takes hours of prep and execution to make and individually pack each lunch. The quality of each lunch is essential and every week we work to expand our menu and provide our students with varied and nutritional options that are also delicious to consume!

#3 Motivation

Starting in May we decided to give awards to students with "Perfect" (0 absences) and "Excellent" (3 or fewer absences) attendance. Each student is awarded a certificate and bag of tasty treats. This month we have 34 students with perfect attendance! In addition to the certificate, this month we are going to give out school supplies (and candy of course).

Extra Support

Additionally, with school being "remote" the teachers are relying more and more on sending home workbook pages. Each family is responsible for making the copies for their children. It has come to our attention that many students are not able to do their homework since it costs too much for them to make the copies. To address this problem we have been working with the teachers and have decided to provide all of the workbook copies for the students in our program. Our goal is to help alleviate the financial burden on the families and ensure that every student has the tools they need to succeed.