NEW! ONLINE VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION PROCESS
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO ENSURE SUCCESS AT SHALOM PARK FREEDOM SCHOOL Make a difference this summer and sign up to volunteer at Shalom Park Freedom School! Each summer, eight Shalom Park agencies work together to provide a six-week, literacy based camp for economically disadvantaged children. This is the fifth year Shalom Park has sponsored a Freedom…
The Stars of the Shalom Park Freedom School Movie Fundraiser Were Not on the Screen
Nearly 200 people attended the Shalom Park Freedom School (SPFS) Brooklyn Castle movie fundraiser on April 25 at the Sam Lerner Center. The evening featured a chess documentary where low-income, minority innercity chess whizzes, with the help of dedicated parents, teachers, and administrators become the country’s leading middle school chess team and secure places in…
Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte 2014 Agency Allocation
The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte granted our 2014 agency allocation request for $10,000! This generous 100% increase in our allocation (from $5,000 last year) is a big show of commitment on the part of the Federation. They are impressed with what Shalom Park Freedom School has accomplished in the last three years: not only…
Scholars “Fall Back” to Shalom Park Freedom School
Shalom Park Freedom School Scholars returned to Shalom Park on Saturday November 16 for a fun fall day that included chess, storytelling with Levine-Sklut Librarian Debby Block, a program featuring skulls of predators and prey presented by educator and Master Naturalist Christopher Baldwin, and track and field events led by members of the Myers Park…
Thinking One Move Ahead
by Jodi Greenwald Shalom Park Freedom School encourages its scholars and funders to plan, prepare for future In planning a movie fundraiser April 25 for the Shalom Park Freedom School (SPFS), organizers wanted to convey the same message that underlies the summer program itself: Thinking one move ahead can help ensure a successful future. Freedom…
Summer reading saved: Freedom School a success
Harriet-K.-Meetz”Harriet K. Meetz The echoes of Freedom School (FS) participants’ laughter is swirling in my brain as the earthy, musty smell of falling leaves and the scent of fresh crayons, paper and glue fill the air. Another summer yields to the back-to-school transition for Charlotte’s children. And for many students, that trasition will be smoother…
Freedom School fights summer learning loss
Jewish community supports needs of area children A Shalom Park Freedom School scholar enjoyed playing chess. “Chess helps kids think analytically or how to think one step ahead, which is a good life skill,” said Amy Lefkof, Shalom Park Freedom School enrichment coordinator. Want to help? To volunteer donate, or learn more about Shalom Park…
