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  • School on Wheels named a finalist in Toyota’s 2012 100 Cars for Good Program

    05/04/2012

    Toyota Donating 100 Cars to 100 Nonprofits in 100 Days -Public to Choose the Winners on Facebook
    School on Wheels will use a new Toyota vehicle to distribute thousands of backpacks and school supplies to homeless students living in shelters, motels, cars and on the street throughout Southern California.

  • Ojai Resident Tutors Homeless Children

    04/28/2012

    Catherine Meek is a busy lady. The Ojai resident is the executive director of School on Wheels, an organization that provides free tutoring services for homeless children from Santa Barbara to Santa Ana. And not only is Meek the executive director of the organization, she also still volunteers, tutoring a student in the Ventura Library once a week. Because she has logged more than 500 hours of volunteer work for 2011, she will be receiving the gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award.

  • MSNBC – Camping by necessity: an American homeless family

    03/09/2012

    “I’m holding it all together. There are times I break down. I try not to let the kids see me. They tell me, ‘If you crack, we all crack. If you break Mom, we all break, because you’re the one … Read More

  • 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

    Ventura County Reporter - Local Hero
    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

    The Malibu Times – For kids, a December to remember
    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

    Child Homelessness Report

    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

    School on Wheels 4th Annual Fun Run/Walk
    Fun run for a cause. By Carly Erickson / The Malibu Times