East Hickman Family Resource End of Year Report
May 16, 2025
Priority 1: Families
Objective 1: Family Support
Goal 1: To serve disadvantaged students through Friday Friends and Operation Santa
-As of May 16, 2025, EFRC is serving 98 students weekly with Friday Friends Food
bags.
-During Operation Santa for Christmas of 2024, EFRC provided Christmas for 133
families, 310 chitdren.
Goal 2: To Collaborate with principals, teachers, and guidance counselors to discuss the
Buddy Program for check in/check out system for kids who need daily encouragement to
help reduce discipline referrals and to help bring positivity into the student's life.
- As of May 16, 2025, EFRC served 6 students as part of the Buddy Program (check
in/check out system). Out of those 6 students, no student had a principal referral for
the school year. 1 have extended this program to EHIS and will be serving that school
with the Buddy Program next year as well. 5 students were EHES students, 1 student
was EHIS.
Priority 2: Readiness
Objective 1: Academics
Goal 1: EFRC will serve at least 10 students through the Smart from the Start Program.
-For this school year, EFRC served 7 Toddlers and 5 preschool students.
-We had class once a week tasting from one hour to 3 hours long. Parents
stay with their child during class.
-During this school year, we took trips to Keller's Pumpkin Patch, The Wonder Center
and Museum, Meme's Playhouse, and Katie's Ice Cream. We have a summer trip
planned to Henslee Park and Splashpad.
Priority 3: Community
Objective 1: Community Partnerships
Goal 1: To serve 100% of teachers at EHES and EHIS through the Adopt-A-Class Program.
-EFRC provided 18 teachers at EHES with a class sponsor
-EFRC provided 18 teachers at EHIS with a class sponsor
-EFRC held a sponsor meet and greet at EHES on August 16, 2024, where 17
of the class sponsors were able to attend.
-EFRC held a sponsor meet and greet at EHIS on August 23, 2024, where 16 of the
class sponsors were able to attend.
-EFRC has contacted several sponsors from this school year and has atready
confirmed they plan to sponsor again next year.
Additional Family Support
-EFRC handed out a total of 92 backpacks with school supplies this year
-58 pairs of shoes with socks were provided to students this year
-EFRC provided snacks for 44 students this year
Roughly 6,000 snacks were provided to students this school year
-19 free haircuts were provided for students
-EFRC served roughly 700 kids at the Halloween Trunk or Treat at EHES
-EFRC held a free coat drive where 65 people were served
-over 120 coats, jackets, hoodies, and sweaters were given out along with
socks, gloves, and hats.
-75 families were provided with Thanksgiving dinner (153 children)
-67 families were provided with Christmas dinner (137 children)
-41 students received food from the Student Food Pantry
(some received it more than one time)
-EFRC has partnered with One Gen Away to bring Free Mobile Food Pantry
Giveaways into Hickman County. These are the second Saturday of every month,
except in October, at EHHS.
EFRC plans to continue these services into the next year and hopefully add a few
new events to the list. Next school year EFRC will be helping to promote Literacy in
our schools and will have at least 10 guest readers visit EHES and read to K-2 grade
students. If any board member would like to volunteer, please reach out to me. I
would love to have you visit a class and read to them. The teachers provide the
book.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!