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Family Fun Kit!
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Celebrate a family's school attendance achievement by creating a Family Fun Kit!
Formerly homeless families participating in Simpson Housing Services' Family Housing program are striving to attend school 95% or higher, or make a 10% increase in school attendance from one quarter to the next. We know that school attendance is critical to learning and families are working hard to achieve their goals.
To volunteer:
- Select a theme kit(s) from the list below
- Purchase the items (must be new)
- Place them in a decorative paper bag with tissue paper
- Label the bag
- Deliver to our main office
"Family Pizza Night Kit"
- A $20 gift card to Little Ceasar's
- A 2 liter of lemonade
- Colorful paper plates
- Colorful paper napkins
- Colorful paper cups
"Family Readers Kit"
- A reuseable cloth book bag
- A bookmark
- A $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble
"Family Movie Experience Kit"
- 2 Boxes of candy
- A $30 gift card to Mann Theatres or AMC Theatres
"Family Game Night Kit"
- 1 Family oriented board game
- 2 activity/crossword books
- 1 box of goldfish crackers
- 1 bag of pretzels
- A 2 liter of lemonade
- $10 gift card to Target
"Family Baking Kit"
- 1 Box of chocolate or vanilla cake mix
- 1 Box of sugar cookie mix
- 2 kinds of frosting
- 3 shaped cookie cutters
- 1 cake pan
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 container of sprinkles
"Family Ice Cream Sundae Kit"
- 1 Container of fudge, caramel, or strawberry topping
- 1 Container of rainbow sprinkles
- 4 Ice cream bowls with spoons
- 1 Ice cream scoop
- $15 Cub Foods gift card
Thank you for creating kits so children and their parents can celebrate attendance milestones together as a family!
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About Simpson Housing Services, Inc.
Location:
160 Glenwood Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55405, US
Mission Statement
To house, support and advocate for people experiencing homelessness.
Description
We know that with close, individual advocacy and support, men, women and families experiencing homelessness achieve housing stability.
We are committed to Housing First: house people quickly, then provide services as needed.
We operate over 20 programs for three distinct groups of participants:
- shelter programs for single adults without children
- housing programs for single adults without children
- housing programs for families with children
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2100 Pillsbury Avenue SouthMinneapolis, MN 55404
DATE POSTED
November 17, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A