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Student Spotlight - Our Ida B. Wells Students

Our spotlight this month takes a bird's eye view of our students as a whole.  As a continuation school,  Ida B. Wells HS is an option available when a student faces too many obstacles to graduate.  And being close to the center of San Francisco, youth travel from all over SF to be at our school.

Today's high school students have a very different experience than most of us have had, especially ours at Ida B. Wells.  We've summarized a few data points in the picture below, with our yellow brick building nestled in the lower left. 

It is hard to imagine being a teenager while also dealing with a real lack of food, or even having a place to call home. Our youth are navigating layers  of issues that can make just getting to school difficult, let alone being able to learn.

Serious challenges like these also create additional hidden obstacles like Isolation, depression, stress and trauma. It can be mind and heart numbing and for many of our youth, it is almost as if they have stopped dreaming.

Confidence   Purpose   Hope

And then there is cooking together. There are many reasons why we cook in the way that we do.  It is not just because all of your senses are actively in the moment, making for delicious, tangible and memorable learning.

Communication, teamwork and grace under pressure are just some of the universal skills that get re-discovered by our youth when we cook together.

And when others appreciate the food  you make?  It goes in deep. Your sense of your own value gets fed within your community. Feeling valued becomes a vital springboard that allows our youth to look ahead with confidence, build their sense of purpose, and have hope.

And it is a special kind of satisfaction for us to witness our youth looking forward to their futures and yes, dreaming.

We'll share more stories about our youth in the months ahead!

We are so proud of them.

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An anonymous donor has generously pledged $6500 as an end of year matching donation!

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