I’d also like to acknowledge our superintendent. Mr.
House.
And the person who made all of this possible, of course,
Trader truth.
So, if you’re not familiar with our campus on, we are located
in the Sunny Side area.
As many people know, the Sunnyside area is a hard place, but it’s
a place that’s worth it
and we’re not able to do this work without, you know,
all some leadership and also the help of Community
Partners such as trade of Truth. So
the trade do good, closet is going to be an absolute
Bliss.
And so our students to our community
and we’re just very, very excited for the things that is going to bring
for
us.
So before
we move forward to see the awesome work that has already begun,
I like to introduce superintendent house to say a few remarks.
Well,
good morning and it is indeed a good morning. I’m excited to
be here. Young Elementary
as a principal indicated. I’m Miller House the superintendent here in HISD
and
I’m excited to be here. Alongside
one of the most
well-known philanthropic entities
that are Community knows and respects
and
we appreciate you tray and the work that you continue to do
as was indicated earlier. We’re also very happy to have the trustee
that represents this area,
dr. Patricia Allen. Thank you.
Being here as well.
Most of you most of us know where if you don’t know homelessness
is an issue that can
adversely affect any child’s educational experience
and
it’s our goal at HISD to provide every
support available for students to achieve
their full potential.
Now,
we answer this call every day through a variety of student support
services,
but as we all know, it takes
a true Village to
really combat these
These issues that many of our students
see on a daily basis.
We are here today to bring light to this amazing
partnership
with Trey, the truth that will help provide, not only food,
but also clothing and supplies,
and so much more
in which many of our vulnerable students
have
or do without on a daily basis to support the development
of the, the whole child. We must continue to embrace
Partnerships
like this in our community
and push leaders.
That can advocate for our students in this man,
we look forward to providing students with a safe
store like experience through these.
Do good closets and 12h, ISD schools,
and hope to continue expanding this partnership
as we, as we grow it out.
The truth
of the truth is quite frankly, when we provide the necessary
supports
for students facing hardship, it creates
an exponential educational experience for all students.
Where
where they can strive and do the things necessary.
They can focus on the most important thing, which is their academic
success.
Again, I want to thank
each and every one of you for being here. And I look forward to the
improved outcomes
that the closets were bring. Thank you Trevor.
I’d like to invite the man of the hour to the microphone.
Let’s give it up for trade the truth.
Yeah,
as everybody would know me, they know I don’t talk much but
I’m definitely super excited about today.
I’m excited because,
you know, even
said I says as old as I am, I feel like I’m still learning
and
being the superintendent.
We will talk to you. This is something we had in the works for a little
while now but we were talking and
I have a partner named Chris Town
who did the same thing at Oakland so you know
Get the ideas from him
but we can talk about Chris is like we we have a high rate
of
homeless students
and I told him like well I don’t think we really have that.
That high rated Houston. And as I’m talking to the superintendent,
it
come to find out that we have
a huge rate of homeless and less fortunate kids. So,
of
course, you know, I feel it was the,
it was important for us to tackle that and just
do the thing that I always do and just be a normal Big Homie and trying
to get out here and support them. So
I was definitely excited. We started coming up with ideas of different
things that we can do,
you know, just learning that some of these kids may go home
and the meal that
Maybe all the email that they actually
get to eat and then they may have to wait till the next day. So
for me you know that’s not okay I feel like if I’m able
as long as I’m blessed,
I got to be able to share my blessings with other families and
other kids. So
what we did is we created a closet
and the closet has
food non-perishable food toys,
clothes shoes, backpacks toiletries,
just
any and everything that they can.
Use and it’s not necessarily even just for
the kids of self because the child can actually come get
things
for them and their other siblings and their family so they can have
something to go
home and eat two are so they can
be able to feel comfortable
having a pair of clean clothes or shoes without
holes in them or anything else. You know just coming from That Walk of Life
I understand what it is to be
looked down upon to be stressed and
I think I feel like
Like he said, it takes a village to raise and
I feel like a lot of pans, probably just need
to help, you know, some may be prideful and may not ask for it, and
it trickles down into the kids. So without even
have them, ask for it, if we see, and then we could take the step forward to
help. I feel that’s what we needed to do. So definitely
this is going to be some special for me Young Elementary. This is the
very first one that we done. So today is a historical
moment for all of us and, you know, we just don’t continue on. We got to make sure.
Make sure
each and every school
that has students like this. We can go there and be there for my make.
Sure no children go
in need and no I’m not going to say every single school but some
may need it more
than others. But anywhere there’s a need we don’t do what we can
do to
how they support. HISD on behalf Angel By Nature relief
gang. And
we’re going to be here on top of that. I’m gonna make sure that I’m Hands-On.
I’m the type of person that’s gonna make sure I could pop up at the school randomly
and
just do
fun things like
Today, you know the principle of society
and not going to have looks they’re going to order piece of everybody. So
there’s different things that we can do to just excite the kids and
create
all future. Sellouts taking some of these kids may be the next
trade
of truths. The next
wrap is next athletes
maybe even Nick some
just possible to be president or whatever they decide to be. But
the thing is if we here to support them and get them to that level
without
giving up, you know, that’s what I feel is real important.
And at this moment, I don’t know if you’re supposed to ask me questions about
the target?
Yeah, let me know.
Yeah, good. So now we don’t get to the
Lich. I actually see the
closet Lancer.
Well, thank you everyone for
being here. We gonna
in a few seconds, do a ribbon, cutting ceremony for the
do.
Good
through,
do good closet and have Twitter to
kind of lead. You guys to see what we have done in this space
as he sure before.
We’re going to be doing a hub in our district. That
is then going to be supplying
to
Wrong for schools that
have families had students that can benefit for these kind of support
and access.
So we’ll have the support intended, principal Mitchell
and try the truth.
Get ready and position for
the river.
If I want to count down from three to one
so you guys are
welcome to
follow
side and
you can do that afterwards.
Please
go in and take pictures through.
Y’all feel free to look around. We hope we do the right we working,
but
of course, you know, you got the yeah, of course, all the different non-perishable
food,
the clothes, the shoes,
the different toiletries from two brushes, soap
shampoo,
toothpaste
and a little bit of everything. So
the goal is just to make it
comfortable for them, but also stuff that we can appreciate ourselves. Some