Brandi Redick

Homelessness has a devastating impact on homeless children and youth’s educational opportunities. Residency requirements, guardianship requirements, delays in transfer of school records, lack of transportation, and lack of immunization records often prevent homeless children from enrolling in school. Homeless children and youth who are able to enroll in school still face barriers to regular attendance: while 87% of homeless youth are enrolled in school, only 77% attend school regularly.… Show more

Homelessness has a devastating impact on homeless children and youth’s educational opportunities. Residency requirements, guardianship requirements, delays in transfer of school records, lack of transportation, and lack of immunization records often prevent homeless children from enrolling in school. Homeless children and youth who are able to enroll in school still face barriers to regular attendance: while 87% of homeless youth are enrolled in school, only 77% attend school regularly.

I have decided to tackle this problem during the holiday season.


As many of you may know I recently lost my mother and in honor of our birthdays (12/2 and 12/5) I am hosting a Homeless Goods Drive starting on my birthday 12/2 until 12/13.

Many of my students at Virgil Middle School are homeless. They depend on a local organization, People Assisting the Homeless (PATH). My goal is to collect as many donations as possible to help support the homeless in my school's community.

The donations will be used to purchase toothbrushes, soap, toothpaste, and socks.

I would love for everyone to help me make this a successful charity event. Please click on the PayPal link https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=8TG4F4WJFVWVJ&lc=US&item_name=Brandi+Redick+Homeless+Goods+Drive¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP-DonationsBF%3Abtn_donateCC_LG.gif%3ANonHosted.
If you would like to drop off donations please email me brandiredick@gmail.com


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PRbyBR helped gather toys for the following non-profits listed below:

Drew Child Development Corporation (Drew CDC), a private, non-profit organization located in South Central Los Angeles, is dedicated to the education, early intervention and the social well being of at-risk children, youth and their families in the metropolitan Los Angeles area. Information is available at http://www.drewcdc.org

Foundation for Second Chances: www.ffscinc.org
Foundation for Second Chances… Show more

PRbyBR helped gather toys for the following non-profits listed below:

Drew Child Development Corporation (Drew CDC), a private, non-profit organization located in South Central Los Angeles, is dedicated to the education, early intervention and the social well being of at-risk children, youth and their families in the metropolitan Los Angeles area. Information is available at http://www.drewcdc.org

Foundation for Second Chances: www.ffscinc.org
Foundation for Second Chances (FFSC) is a community based organization which utilizes hands-on education, mentoring, health awareness and community service to maximize the potential of youth. FFSC strives to help underprivileged, abused, and abandoned youth overcome the vicious cycle of poverty, poor education and violence by supporting them academically, emotionally, and economically. Through the combination of academic support and mentorship in an environment of love, trust and respect, FFSC creates second chances for disadvantaged youth to turn their lives around.

Maternal and Adolescent Keck Center USC the Maternal, Child, Adolescent/Adult Center for Infectious Diseases and Virology at the Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC + USC) Medical Center has provided comprehensive, culturally-sensitive, family-centered, and multi-disciplinary HIV primary care to HIV-infected pregnant women, infants, children, adolescents, and their families, with research incorporated into all aspects of care. Through collaboration among the several departments within the Keck School of Medicine, a full spectrum of care can be provided for the entire family in one setting, and children can transition into adolescence and adulthood with age-specific providers within the same system. As a principal referral site for HIV-infected women and their families throughout Los Angeles Country, the MCA Center is largest family-centered comprehensive HIV program in California. Show less