Support for Students & Families Experiencing Homelessness: Jackson - Madison County Schools

About this episode

Dr. Ricky Catlett and Pastor Garry Martin discuss community efforts to support students and families experiencing homelessness in Jackson-Madison County Schools.

In today's episode, Dr. Ricky Catlett, Deputy Superintendent of Jackson-Madison County Schools and Pastor Garry Martin of Jackson First Assembly of God, a local church in Jackson, TN, discuss how the students of Jackson-Madison County Schools, the local church, and community at-large have come together to raise money in an effort to meet the needs of the students and families within their community experiencing homelessness. Learn how this collective effort of hard-work and fund-raising have bolstered wide-spread awareness, compassion, diligence, generosity, and net-working to meet the needs of local students in Jackson-Madison County Schools. Listen today to learn how to create a similar program in your school district.

People in this episode

Guests: Dr. Ricky Catlett, Pastor Garry Martin

Topics covered

• homelessness
• community support
• education
• fundraising
• awareness
• local initiatives

Keywords

• homelessness
• Jackson-Madison County Schools
• community support
• fundraising
• education
• awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jackson-Madison County Schools, Jackson First Assembly of God

Places: Jackson, TN

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