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  • REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

    02/10/2012

    students on skid row
    It is estimated that there are over 300,000 homeless children in California. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

  • Ventura County Reporter – Local Hero

    01/19/2012

    From homelessness to helping the homeless — School on Wheels tutors, the Hagergs

  • Between the Miles

    01/09/2012

    11-11-11 kicked off the start to Brown Eyed Girls Productions campaign to bring attention to a growing problem in our community through the film “Between the Miles.”  Sponsored by Live Arts Group, School on Wheels, and The National Runaway Switchboard “Between … Read More

  • The Malibu Times – For kids, a December to remember

    01/04/2012

    Two hundred School on Wheels students were bused in from all over Southern California on Dec. 21 for a pre-Christmas party at Paradise Cove. The students were treated to jolly jumps, Santa (arriving via a Malibu fire truck) and lunch courtesy of Paradise Beach Cove Cafe.

  • Child homelessness up 33% in 3 years

    12/13/2011

    One in 45 children in the USA — 1.6 million children — were living on the street, in homeless shelters or motels, or doubled up with other families last year, according to the National Center on Family Homelessness.

  • Poor, Homeless Students Living Out Of Cars As Childhood Poverty Climbs (VIDEO)

    11/29/2011

    More than 16 million children now live in poverty in the United States, the highest number since 1962. In all, 19.8 percent of school children were living in poverty in 2010, and childhood poverty rates increased significantly in one of … Read More

  • Santa Barbara Independent – School on Wheels, tutors needed

    11/17/2011

    School on Wheels is a nonprofit organization that provides tutoring services and school supplies to homeless children. The group is currently expanding its services in S.B. County and is seeking volunteers who can commit to one hour per week to tutor and mentor a homeless child in their own community. Call 641-1678 or visit schoolonwheels.org for information about upcoming volunteer training sessions.

  • Santa Monica Mountains Institute

    11/04/2011

    formatted hiking
    In August some of our students took a field trip to the Santa Monica Mountains with NatureBridge. They did a great write-up about the experience from their perspective.

  • School on Wheels 4th Annual Fun Run/Walk

    10/20/2011

    Fun run for a cause. By Carly Erickson / The Malibu Times