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Blackstock Cares students and staff describe grassroots mutual-aid closet and ask board to recognize founders
Summary
Teachers and students from Blackstock described a student-led mutual-aid effort — Blackstock Cares — that organized clothing, food and supply distribution over the summer and asked the board for recognition and help establishing permanent care closets.
Stacy Hunter Stewart, an administrator at Foxhawk Junior High School, introduced Blackstock Cares and asked the board to recognize students and staff who created a weeklong cultural celebration and a community mutual-aid event. Teachers Bethany Enoshia, Elise Maciel and Stephanie Shelton described how student leaders organized poster campaigns, a parade of nations, a community closet and a food pantry that culminated in a Saturday distribution event.
Presenters said the project began as student-driven responses to local…
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