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Provides Clothing and Shoes to Children in Need<\/h2>\n

Imagine a child embarrassed by their clothes and shoes at school. We can, and realize that poor self-esteem can have a negative impact on academic success and attendance. New clothes and shoes go a long way toward boosting a child\u2019s self-confidence.<\/p>\n

Children in need are identified by school personnel and given a date in September or October to shop with a parent at JCPenney’s in Westfield North County Mall with $100-$150 worth of new school clothes depending on the student’s age, and children go home with a bag of new clothes and shoes and a big smile on everyone’s faces.<\/p>\n

Transportation is often an issue for most of the homeless students. Operation School Bell helps in ways that makes it as easy as possible to get to the Mall on the evenings when shopping is available.<\/p>\n

Our Partners in this Effort<\/h3>\n

We currently serve 100 schools in nine school districts, and the Mckinney-Vento Program for homeless students in the Escondido Union School District.\u00a0 Students in grades K-2 receive $100, grades 3-5 receive $125 and grades 6-12 receive $150 for school clothes and shoes.<\/p>\n

Camp Pendleton<\/h3>\n

Each August, we partner with seven local chapters of Assistance League to provide new school clothes, shoes, socks and hygiene kits to children of Marine families at Camp Pendleton. Families appreciate this help to get students ready to start school.<\/p>\n

What our Volunteers Do<\/h3>\n