Spreading Hope: Supporting the H.O.P.E. Bus

Instead of exchanging gifts with each other this holiday season, the Diggs-Latham faculty and staff, particularly administration and office personnel, contributed more than $500 in cash and gifts to H.O.P.E of Winston-Salem. 

The mission of HopeWS is to use volunteers from the community to prepare and deliver meals on the weekend to thousands of children in Forsyth County who are at risk for hunger. Winston-Salem is one of the top cities in the entire United States for hunger in families with children. North Carolina and Louisiana are now the top states for hunger in children ages 0-4. One of every four children in North Carolina has insufficient food to meet nutritional needs!

Diane Herrera is our bilingual parent liaison who works in the front office at Diggs-Latham. Her brother William Herrera is a HOPE volunteer and frequently delivers food is neighborhoods in which some of our students reside.

HopeWS also provides gifts and toys during the holiday season to families where there is need.

To read more about HopeWS, please visit their website:  https://hopews.org

Also, check out our story on the WSFCS Permanent Record Blog at
http://wsfcschools.blogspot.com/2019/01/diggs-latham-elementary-supports-hope.html