Trish Moylan Davis on Dec 9th 2007
This year, Halloween was over the top! When we put the word out that Conestoga-Rovers was hosting this great event, 9 other companies came on board to help out. There were a total of 17 trick-r-treat stations setup with lots of spooky decorations. The first stop was a Portrait room, where all the babies and moms got their picture taken with their costumes on! Take a look: halloween2007.pdf
Angelina Tomasetti, who works in the dental industry, brought friends and tons of great loot for the girls. They gave out tooth paste & brushes, floss, teething rings, warm blankets and lots of other great stuff.
Conestoga-Rovers had games to play and great give aways like shampoo, baby clothes, healthy snacks and toys as well as lots of good old fashion candy!
The World of Good company gave each girl a hand crafted purse with jewelry and a coin purse inside. They also talked to the girls about their mission to help women all over the world earn a living wage.
The other companies that participated and gave the girls many wonderful gifts were: UGOBE(makers of the new PLEO Robot), the LINUS group, Proper Management, the National Holistic Institute, My Artist Place and Pronto Games.
The girls had a fabulous time! Thanks to everyone who helped make this a great day, especially Conestoga-Rovers for hosting this party for the last three years!
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Trish Moylan Davis on Sep 30th 2007
We provided a safe place for the students and babies to Trick-or-Treat. We supplied dozens of donated costumes and organized five companies within one building to open their doors to an afternoon of trick-or-treating. We passed out books, shampoo and little toys as well as many treats. We presented the school with plastic pumpkins for the kids and moms (The moms are kids too!). A budding photographer took portraits and printed copies for the moms. They had a great time and were so grateful for the fun afternoon they had!
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Trish Moylan Davis on Sep 29th 2007
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This Fall, there are many new students enrolled, the school can service up to 45 students and their babies at one time.
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The students can be as young as 12 years old.
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All live under the poverty line, in the poorest neighborhoods of the Fruitvale District, West and East Oakland.
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Many of these students and their babies are in foster youth services; living in group homes or transitional housing projects. They have very limited financial resources.
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Students who have left the school have either transferred to another Cal-SAFE site, transitioned backed to their school districts, or have dropped out of school.
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All students are enrolled in WIC (Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) and with the help of Brighter Beginnings are assigned a caseworker who assists them with community services.
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The majority of the students and all of the babies are on a temporary medical plan
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Many girls state that getting pregnant saved their lives. They said that they had been running around in dangerous circles (gangs) and that when they got pregnant they realized that they had to make some serious changes. Doing the right thing for their child became their main goal.
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Most of these young ladies raise their children on their own, without financial help from the fathers.
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Some young ladies are on Welfare, but they understand that this is just a temporary helping hand and getting a good high school education will help them get up on their own two feet, go to college and learn a profession.
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The teachers daily rhetoric is: “When you get to college…” They have instilled in them that this is not the end, that they must continue their education in college. No exceptions!
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