Greensville schools detail $107,500 community schools grant to fund food, laundry and translation services

At the Nov. 10 board meeting, Miss Franklin outlined how a $107,500 community schools grant awarded directly to Greensville County Public Schools will be used to support families with food, laundry and translation services.

"We received directly to the school division a $107,500 to provide food, laundry, and translation services for our students and families," Miss Franklin said, describing partnerships with local organizations to deliver services. Food assistance will be distributed as Food Lion gift cards to families referred by parent engagement coordinators or counselors; laundry vouchers (up to $50) will be redeemable at partnered laundromats, and tutoring and in‑person translation will be available for school events and parent‑teacher conferences.

Franklin said eligibility is limited to students enrolled in Greensville County Public Schools and participants in the Community and Schools Virginia program, single‑parent households or two‑parent households with a single income, families laid off within the past six months (with priority for those affected by the government shutdown), and families identified as homeless under the McKinney‑Vento Act. As of the previous Friday, staff had distributed 32 of 100 food vouchers and 19 of 100 laundry vouchers, with the remainder available for referral.

Franklin noted approximately $10,000 of the grant is specifically earmarked for food and laundry vouchers and said flyers and school contact information have been posted to promote the program. Board members clarified that eligibility bullets on the slide were 'either/or' criteria (meeting one condition makes a family eligible), not cumulative requirements. "Any of those if you fall in any of those categories, then you are eligible," Franklin said.

Staff asked families to contact their parent engagement coordinator, the CIS case worker, or Franklin for referrals or questions.