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The Pointe expands in-district services: staff on campus, mental-health support and food bank lease affirmed
Summary
Dwayne Walton, executive director of Parksburg Point, told the Octorara Area School District board the organization now serves about 870 registered youth, places staff at multiple buildings, covers initial mental-health sessions for students and has reaffirmed a lease commitment with the Chester County Food Bank.
Dwayne Walton, executive director of Parksburg Point, told the Octorara Area School District Board of School Directors that The Pointe has grown to 870 registered participants and has placed staff at district campuses to provide mentoring, check-ins and wraparound support for students.
Walton said The Pointe now supports students from second grade through young adults who are in college or trade school, provides scholarships to some postsecondary students and places staff in fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms and in the elementary school. "Every child deserves hope," Walton…
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