One student, Naysha Travis is married with 3 children. Her family was struggling at the beginning of this
Semester and lost their apartment. We got the family a week at InTown Suites, an extended stay,
($328.00) and a gift card for $100 to purchase work clothes for herself and some items for her children.
The Seed Theatre is a company that supports the Chattanooga LGBTQ community. They are
also providing hygiene products for those experiencing homelessness, as well as residents of
the Patten Towers in downtown Chattanooga. Scenic City Angel is providing ongoing support
each month for this effort.
–While hygiene products are an easily and so often overlooked convenience for many, this
small gesture goes a long way to protect the dignity of people in an already precarious living
situation.
When one of our school partners reached out about helping an exceptional young woman with college tuition, it was a no brainer for us to step in and offer our help. At Scenic City Angel we believe that money should not be an obstacle for those seeking higher education. This young woman was a leader in her high school, and showed exceptional promise for a bright future. We wish her luck on her journey at UTC where she plans to major in Criminal Justice.
I am beyond grateful and joyful that this scholarship went to me, and I thank you for helping me out. I plan to major in Criminal Justice to be a detective or in some field of helping others. This is such a blessing and I am extremely excited to go to school. I can’t wait to learn more things about life and myself. You are truly appreciated by me and again, I thank you!
Scenic City Angel was approached by a local nonprofit for help with their women’s shelter. Furnishings for bedrooms, common area, and bathrooms were all provided to help this agency reach their goal of opening for women in need.
We are so pleased to help our community partners.
Meet Kelley. Kelley is a single mom working at Wal-Mart. She ordered a Wal-Mart money card so that her checks could be directly deposited onto it, but they sent the card to her old address. She was told her card would be received within ten business days, but she is unable to access her paychecks until then. In order to pay her electric bill, she asked her supervisor if a paper check could be printed off for her in the meantime. She was told this was not possible since the paychecks were already uploaded to this card, and the card is distributed through a third-party company. This, obviously, put Kelley in a tough spot. With no way to pay her bills, she had nowhere else to turn but to one of our agency partners. They tried to get her assistance through the LIHEAP program, but that takes time…and Kelley needs help immediately. We gladly stepped in to help Kelley with this bill to help get her through this tough situation.
If Kelley’s story has taught us anything, it’s that we are all one inconvenience away from financial instability.
As you can imagine, being a single mom to 5 little ones (age ranges from 15 months to 13 years) does not come without significant challenges, especially when you’re living below the poverty line.
After several failed attempts (primarily due to her children’s schedules and her being their only caretaker), she was finally able to get a job with flexible scheduling and secure spots for two of her youngest children at Childcare Network. With the help of Better Fi, she was able to refinance her payday loan .
As luck would have it, her car began having issues. This is catastrophic for her as she resides in Hixson and heavily relies on her car for work, for errands, grocery shopping, and for transporting her children to daycare and various appointments. The local dealership she purchased the car from picked the car up via tow truck and made the repairs. However, her rent recently went up, so she only has $160 of the $300 cost to repair her car.
Scenic City Angel was able to help with the cost of her car repair to help get her back on track.
We truly believe she is capable of making it out of the vicious cycle of inter-generational poverty, but she certainly needs some help getting there (as anyone would in her situation). She is looking forward to the day when she is free from government programs and can sleep soundly.
for ages 5-18+
Prepared by Latoya Williams
OVERVIEW & PURPOSE
Starting the month of September, all SCA programs will be experiencing constant volunteer opportunities. The Fall/Winter months will be solely focused around helping one another regardless of race, gender, or economic status. Our programs will focus on:
EDUCATION STANDARDS
POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERING (Sept-Dec 2022)
VERIFICATION
Steps for student understanding
Saturday, July 30, 2022 –
Saturday, we had the pleasure of taking part in the Hamilton County Schools Better Together District-wide Day of Service. Our kids and parents helped East Lake Elementary prepare for the upcoming school year. Our Inventure and Kidstarter kids mulched the playgrounds, arranged shelving for books and other materials, created welcome back signs, sort and arrange clothing, and cleaned desks.
Not only did our kids take part, but their parents did too! A special thanks to Mrs. Norris, Ms. Houston, Mrs.Yancey, Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs. Fifer for being role models for our kids, and great examples of working hard for your community.
Saturday, July 23, 2022 –
Chattanooga Audubon Society welcomed our programs to participate in a 7-hour volunteer opportunity. Our kids attended the nature-focused adventures of outdoor practices as mentors. They also learned the history of the oldest land in Chattanooga, as well as the native history of the land. Our youth also participated in a combination of activities including races, team games, swimming, and touring the swinging bridge. A special thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Norris for taking a day off from their jobs to make sure our Scenic City Angels were taken care of.
This past weekend, our Outlawz Elite won the Summer Slam Jamboree! We are so proud of you guys!
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