CEO David Doyle sent out a call-to-action to faculty and staff of Value Schools in January to respond to the issue of homelessness in Los Angeles. Since then, a group students, faculty and staff of Value Schools formed the Support for Unhoused Neighbors (SUN) Task Force. SUN plans and implements events to support our unhoused neighbors.

Before the Read-a-Thon, and across academic disciplines, teachers develop lesson plans with a particular focus: to help students learn about the issues surrounding homelessness and develop ideas for supporting unhoused people in our community.

SUN members have been working with North Valley Caring Services to help develop curriculum and awareness across our school campuses. Students learn directly from individuals and organizations who support people who have experienced homelessness.

Therefore, students and staff will conduct a Value Schools-wide Read-a-Thon on May 25 to raise funds to help support the unhoused in our community.

North Valley Caring Services  is a nonprofit organization serving the residents in the Northeast San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. Since their beginnings as a soup kitchen more than three decades ago, they have continued to adapt their services to the changing needs of the community. Today, NVCS is a model center for community empowerment, offering a wide array of programs that enable residents to lift themselves out of poverty, while also encouraging them to build a vision for their community's future.