by Jim Palmer | Aug 7, 2020 | blog
As another school year begins, Orange County Rescue Mission’s Village of Hope is joining the thousands of California households that will start the school year at home with distance learning for all school-age children. Like the many challenges that we have all...
by Jim Palmer | Sep 8, 2017 | blog
Currently, children make up over 40% of the residents here at the Village of Hope. Fifty-four of those children are school-aged – that’s a lot of school uniforms to purchase! I want to thank our friends at Medtronic, who helped make it possible for all 54 of our...
by Jim Palmer | Sep 4, 2017 | blog
Summer is winding down and school is back in session! This past week, the school-age children living here at the Village of Hope said goodbye to summer break and began their fall semester. And thanks to our friends at Steadfast Companies, all 62 of the Village of...
by Jim Palmer | Aug 10, 2017 | blog
As a parent with a child still in high school, my daughter always reminds me of what comes along with a new school year: back-to-school shopping. It’s sad to see summer go, but for students, there is an excitement in picking out new school supplies! And starting a...
by Jim Palmer | Aug 26, 2016 | blog
How many “back to school” seasons have you experienced? My youngest is entering high school, so I only have a few more years of this American tradition. It’s back to school time for children living at Village of Hope, too. What does it take to for 46 kids to be ready...
