On October 10, 2024, members of Breakthrough-South Magnet School's Young Women's Empowerment Group donated items to Hands On Hartford, a non-profit group located on Bartholomew Street that supports people who are experiencing houselessness or other hardships.
The students also organized the drive so that families from their school could donate to this important action. Items included food, snack, and hygiene items. Hands On Hartford has Outreach teams that spread out over Hartford meeting with people who may need support and ensuring that they receive supports and services. The items that the Empowerment group collected are shared with people in need as part of Hands on Hartford's Homeless Outreach & Day Center Program's Homeless Outreach Snack and Hygiene Kits.
Kelly Dougherty, Hands on Hartford's Community Engagement Partnerships and Communications Coordinator and another representative visited Breakthrough Magnet School South to meet the students, share a conversation about philanthropy and careers, and collect the items.
Click here to learn more about Hands on Hartford.
For more information about the Breakthrough-South Young Women's Empowerment Group, please email Lizbeth Gomez, Executive Assistant.