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Beaverton SD highlights community partnerships; $80,000 raised for holiday aid and more than $1.1M in donations distributed
Summary
Communications and Community Involvement staff described school‑based food markets, winter break gift‑card distribution and the district 'Closed for Kids' program that serves families; presenters said the district distributed about 2,700 gift cards and recorded over $1.1 million in donations last year.
Shelly Regiani of the district’s Communications and Community Involvement (CCI) department presented the department's 2024 work and community partnerships at the Jan. 14 meeting, highlighting food support, partnerships with nonprofits and a newly expanded winter‑break gift‑card program.
Regiani described a team of nine staff who coordinate district‑wide partnerships and spoke about longtime partners such as Sunshine Division and the Beaverton Education Foundation (BEF). Christina Mackin, the district’s community resource coordinator (featured in a video shown to the board), described how donated turkey meal kits and other in‑kind gifts are stored and distributed through school‑based community markets.
Regiani told trustees that BEF helped raise more than $80,000 to purchase gift cards for families identified by school counselors; together with donations from THPRD and Safeway, the district distributed about 2,700 cards during the winter break. She told the board the district recorded goods and services totaling more than $1,100,000 in donations last year.
Other programs referenced by CCI included:
- Thirteen school‑based food markets operated with partners such as the Oregon Food Bank and Urban Gleaners, open to all district families. - The Closed for Kids program, which Regiani said has grown in both the number of families served and financial support; staff noted families may visit the program up to three times per year and that the program recorded a high number of visits last year. - Surplus sales (items sold at $1 apiece) to raise additional funds for the program and partnerships with local businesses that provide donations.
Why it matters: The district leverages community donations and nonprofit partnerships to meet families’ basic needs, especially during holidays and school breaks. Trustees thanked staff and volunteers and discussed communication strategies used during emergencies (ParentSquare digest mode, emergency overrides).
What the presentation did not include: Exact line‑item breakdown of the $1.1 million in donated goods and services (a spreadsheet was provided in the board packet), and a school‑by‑school count for the Closed for Kids visits.
