The Greenfire Team had the honor of presenting the donations from our Back-to-School Drive for the First Nations Studies Program of Milwaukee Public Schools. We are excited to share that with the help from our friends at Potawatomi Ventures and Data Holdings Data Center, together our First Nations supply drive raised $2,500.00 in donations and school supplies along with 19 filled backpacks and 4 boxes of supplies.
First Nations Studies provides services at schools with concentrations of indigenous students. They also provide resources and training to schools across the district. The program receives multiple grants from the Office of Indian Education, including a Title VI formula grant, Native Youth and Community Partnership discretionary grant, and Assessing Choices in Education discretionary grant. Under these grants, Milwaukee students can receive classroom assistance at schools with a collective of Native students, language and culture, and talking circles. First Nation Studies also offers access to great programs such as their College Access Program, utilizing their “Expanding the Circle” curriculum, designed to help Native American high school students prepare for college and beyond. They also offer after-school tutoring, beading and sewing classes, a drumming circle and a book club that engages students with fun activities to help improve literary skills.
The supplies Greenfire and our partners donated to the First Nations supply drive, as well as money raised will benefit K-12 students that the First Nations Studies offers services to. Did you know that this program provides services to over 1,600 students? Greenfire is proud to collaborate our efforts to directly benefit students in our community.
A huge thank you to members of our team, Potawatomi Ventures and their subsidiaries, and neighbors who contributed to our drive and continue to help us live by our core values and to the First Nations Studies – MPS Team for helping their students achieve great things!
