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Career & Education Opportunity
Summer 2020
Support students through community programs BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Glendale Star Executive Editor
As kids prepare for the upcoming school year, school supplies remain critical to their success. While school districts struggle with the challenge of delivering education and resources to students amid a pandemic, many parents are working to determine how they will ensure their children have the necessary supplies. Community youth programs are innovating to fill gaps and ensure kids from low-income families in particular are equipped with learning materials and supplies, enrichment activities and food. For example, when schools closed, local corps of The Salvation Army started adapting creative alternatives to their youth programs to provide activities, snacks and educational materials like coloring sheets, scavenger hunts and more to keep kids entertained and learning. If you’d like to make a similar im-
AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER NEVER THE WRONG PLACE TO GO!
MILITARY MEMBERS, DOD CIVILIANS* & FAMILIES The Luke Airman and Family Readiness Center is projected to be closed until the end of September 2020 due to the Coronavirus. We will be available to receive phone calls at (623) 856-6550 Monday-Friday 7:30 am - 4:30 pm for routine and emergency Airman and Family Readiness Center Business. We look forward to serving you in person again soon! Everyone stay safe and take care of yourselves.
Contact us for further information: (623) 856-6550 Email: 56fss.fsfr@luke.af.mil 7282 N. 137th Ave. Bldg.1113 Luke AFB, AZ. 85309 “We’re never the wrong place to go!” *Limited Services for DoD Civilians and their families
pact in your community, consider lending a hand in one of these ways: Tutor or mentor students. Although most kids across the nation face the same challenges with academics, some are at more of a disadvantage because their access to remote learning resources is limited or parents are unable to assist at home. You can help by volunteering to tutor students as they practice learned skills and get back into the swing of a new school year. Donate supplies. There are 30 million children in the United States whose parents will have to choose between buying school supplies or other necessities like putting food on the table. Consider adding extra common items like crayons, markers and glue when you shop for your own children and dropping them off at your local youth center. Campaigns like The Salvation Army’s
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Airman & Family Readiness Center will soon serve again BY THE AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER
The Luke AFB Airman & Family Readiness Center is closed until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is projected to be closed at least until the end of September. The center will be available to receive phone calls at 623-856-6550, Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for routine and emergency Airman & Family Readiness Center business. We look forward to serving you in person again soon! Everyone stay safe and take care of yourselves. Contact Airman & Family Readiness Center for more information at 623-856-6550 or visit its Facebook page, Luke A&FRC. The address is 7282 N. 137th Avenue, Building 1113, Luke AFB, AZ 85309.
