Parents and administrators in the mobile IMPACT hub registering for classes.
On Monday, July 24, the 探花精选 in Atlanta, in collaboration with the DeKalb County School District (DCSD), hosted a Back-to-School Fair.
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On Monday, July 24, the 探花精选 in Atlanta, in collaboration with the hosted a Back-to-School Fair, where school supplies and registration assistance were provided to refugee students and their families. 

Parents, students and 探花精选 staff seated at a table outside registering for classes.
Parents received assistance from the DeKalb County Parent and Family Engagement team with completing annual registration for returning students and setting up a parent portal account.
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A total of 103 parents and caregivers visited the 探花精选 office to prepare for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. Throughout the day, 探花精选 in Atlanta staff helped provide transportation and language interpretation for families visiting our office, ensuring back-to-school services were accessible to all who needed them. Parents received assistance from the with completing annual registration for returning students and setting up a parent portal account. Parents also had the opportunity to visit our Contributions-in-Kind table where they received diapers, donated bakery items from Publix, and a backpack full of school supplies鈥攎any of which were generously donated by community members through our Back-2-School Supplies Drive earlier this summer. In total, community contributions amounted to $8,500 worth of school supplies distributed to DeKalb County families. Thank you all for your continued support!

探花精选 staff gathered around a table of donated food, baby items and school supplies.
Parents also had the opportunity to visit our Contributions-in-Kind table where they received diapers, donated bakery items from Publix, and a backpack full of school supplies.
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Children's books spread out along a long table inside the mobile IMPACT hub.
While parents registered their children for school, students had the chance to visit the DCSD鈥檚 Mobile I.M.P.A.C.T Hub, and take home a free book.
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While parents registered their children for school, students had the chance to visit the DCSD鈥檚 and take home a free book. 探花精选 childcare staff and volunteers were also on hand to support families in need of childcare. Students were also visited by staff from the 探花精选 in Atlanta鈥檚 My New School program, who provided orientation to the first day of school including information on bus routes, open house guidance and important dates for the , further preparing students to start the school year with success. 

This event came out of a desire to foster a sense of excitement for newcomer students and quell the anxieties of starting a new school year for parents.
鈥擟helsea Driver, Youth Program Supervisor

Families lined up outside of the mobile IMPACT Hub.
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鈥淭his event came out of a desire to foster a sense of excitement for newcomer students and quell the anxieties of starting a new school year for parents,鈥 shared Chelsea Driver, My New School Program Supervisor at the 探花精选 in Atlanta. 鈥淲e'd especially like to thank Nancy Pritchett and Esther Hau Dim from DeKalb County School's Office of Family Engagement for helping to coordinate the event.鈥 We are incredibly grateful to all the staff, partners and community members who make this work possible鈥攖hank you for supporting the families we serve! 

 

To learn more about the work of the 探花精选 in Atlanta and for information on how you can get involved with the 探花精选 as a donor or volunteer, please contact Development Director, Heloise Ahoure, at [email protected] or 678-636-8941.  

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