School on Wheels Awards | School on Wheels

School on Wheels is extremely honored to be the recipient of many prestigious awards. We have listed some of them below and accept them in the name of homeless children everywhere.

L’Oreal Women of Worth 2012

L’Oreal Paris’ Women of Worth Awards honored Catherine Meek for her work with a $10,000 donation to School On Wheels in December 2012.

Staff members Linda Huddle and Yadira Melgoza Presenting Catherine Meek with her Gold Presidential Service Award	Presidential Service Awards 2011 Established in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make in their communities, multiple School on Wheels volunteers and members of the School on Wheels team have earned this prestigious award. Including our Executive Director Catherine Meek (center) who has received the Gold Presidential Service Award twice. To see the list of all our 2011 School on Wheels recipients you can click here.
2009 Minerva Award Winners from left to right: Helen Waukazoo, Dr. Kathy Hull, Agnes Stevens and Dr. Jane Goodall	Minerva Award 2009 The Minerva Award has become the country’s most prestigious award given to women “who serve on the front-lines of humanity.” Agnes Stevens, founder of School on Wheels and 2009 Minerva Award recipient, definitely fits this description.
2009 LA Weekly Person of the Year, Agnes Stevens	LA Weekly Person of the Year 2009 According to LA Weekly, School on Wheels is “a tiny bright light in the decidedly dark universe of a childhood on Skid Row”. Congratulations to our founder, Agnes Stevens!
HRM Queen Silvia of Sweden and the prize laureates.	World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child 2008 Agnes Stevens’ 20 year fight on behalf of homeless children was recognized in 2008, when she became one of three women to receive this special honor. Known as the children’s “Nobel Prize,” winners are chosen by a global vote from a pool of 17 million children in 37,000 schools in 92 countries. It is the world’s most prestigious prize for defenders of children.
Agnes Stevens and the Good News Foundation	Good News Foundation Award 2007 Dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of people in need and at risk in Los Angeles, the Good News Foundation recognized School on Wheels for our work in the community.
	Oprah’s Angel Network Designed to provide children with safe schools, books, and uniforms, School on Wheels became part of Oprah’s Angel Network.