You may have seen in the news that The Croft School is facing an imminent closure due to the the financial mismanagement of its CEO. With less than a month left in the school year, we are now fighting to protect our community.
Croft isn't just a school. It's the place where students feel seen. Where teachers know kids by name, by strength, by the particular way they light up. Where belonging isn't something they talk about. It's something they actually live. For our families, it has made all the difference.
The kids and the staff here had nothing to do with the financial crisis that's threatening to close the school. And yet they are the ones who will be hurt the most if we don't act.
Here's the good news: together, we have already raised enough funds to keep the school open through June 12, so that the students can finish the school year together.
However, our dedicated teachers and staff contracts remain unfunded through August. In fact, they are currently working with the very real likelihood that they will not be fully paid for their work. Leaving them behind is simply not in keeping with Croft’s values - they deserve better.
Now we help to raise additional money to make our teachers and staff whole - whose lives and livelihoods have also been upended through this crisis they had no part in creating.
Please donate what you can -- and to share this with anyone who cares about kids, about education, or about Providence. All funds raised will go directly to teachers and staff.
You can learn more by watching the coverage of a press conference our students led, talking about why it is so important to support Croft's teachers and staff.
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