by sarah | Jun 18, 2026 | Partners
School may be out for summer. But Lebanon R-3 School District doesn’t stop showing up for kids. Administrators from our local school district came to the Fostering Hope Closet today, not just to help, but to learn. They toured the space and wanted to understand how we...
by sarah | Jun 12, 2026 | Partners
Finances are a reality most teens get to avoid until they can’t. This week, MU Extension in Laclede County brought a financial simulation to Paving the Way. Each student received a packet with a job, an income, and a life situation. Then they worked through...
by sarah | May 19, 2026 | Partners
This place runs on people who show up. Today it was Mr. Windsor’s 10th grade class from The Cross Christian School. Tomorrow it might be you. If you’ve ever wanted to help your community and just didn’t know where to start, we will find you something to do at the...
by sarah | May 19, 2026 | Partners
Kids become adults whether anyone prepares them for it or not. Yesterday, Laura Gartin got the chance to speak to students from Marshfield Junior High School with the LifeSmarts (Adulting 101) class and talked about what that actually means. Not just jobs and bills....
by sarah | May 19, 2026 | Partners
Educators. Family advocates. People whose organizations don’t always overlap, making time to sit down together anyway. Parents as Teachers hosted their Spring Community Partnership Meeting this morning. Because a family in crisis doesn’t experience one...
