Bright Futures is a Bentonville
Public Schools initiative that streamlines school, community, and business
resources to meet the needs of our students often within 24 hours. When
students have their needs met, it becomes easier for them to be successful in
school both academically and socially.
Bright Futures provides an
umbrella of support for students. All
referrals filter through our school counselors.
We work to streamline new and existing resources to meet student
needs.
Here are a few examples of
Bright Futures at work:
School
supplies are provided to a student by a school counselor
PTO
Gives Back purchases clothing for a needy student
Snack
packs are given to students who may come from food deprived homes on Friday so
they will not experience hunger over the weekend
A
social worker works with a homeless family to secure housing
Local
business donates a mattress for child sleeping on the floor
A
vendor provides products to fill a need through our Facebook page
A
barber donates a free haircut to a student who cannot afford one
Volunteers
commit to being mentors for students who need positive role models in their
life
A
group of retired ladies knit stocking caps for children and donate them to a
school
A
parent donates an additional$5 to cover another child’s field trip cost
A monetary donation is made to
the Bentonville Schools Foundation for Bright Futures to use for student needs
when donations cannot be found
We are all part of the
Bright Futures Team.
We live in Bentonville. Is this program really needed? Yes. Typically a school district’s poverty rate is
measured by their free and reduced lunch program. Currently, the district’s free and reduced
lunch rate is at 28%. That equals4,288
students living in poverty.
Click here to watch a video
created by student of Bentonville Schools:
http://youtu.be/lwNp5gqNVQo
Is this another Hand-Out
Program? No. Our mission
is to meet student needs. When the
support needed reaches the extensive level, our social workers engage with
families to help provide resources while teaching the family skills to become
independent.
How can I help? Like us on Facebook—Unfilled needs run through our Facebook posts. https://www.facebook.com/brightfuturesbentonville
Host a Bright Futures Drive—Essential Needs, Canned Goods, Snack Items.
Invite Bright Futures to
present our program at your
workplace, civic organization, or faith-based group.
Donate to Bentonville Public
Schools Foundation and tag funds for Bright Futures.
Contact
Amanda Musick at 479.696.9573 or emailamusick@bentonvillek12.orgfor more
information.
