The 2020 Make-A-Difference Day is October 24th. For this year’s Make-A-Difference Day project, the Altrusa Club of Warsaw, Indiana partnered with Gateway Education Center to provide snacks for the students. Gateway provides various educational opportunities like Alternative Instructional Methods. This program provides an adult-like atmosphere where students are expected to develop self-control and maintain adult behavior. Half of their school week is an academic setting and half of the week provides work experience. Credits earned lead to high school diplomas.
Another program, Rebound, is a half-day program aimed at assisting students who have dropped out of school and want to return, or students who have served an expulsion and would benefit from learning in a smaller setting before transitioning to the general school setting full-time.
The Center’s Middle School Alternative Learning Program is designed for students experiencing difficulty in the general school setting and need a smaller environment to work on academic, social, behavioral or mental health issues. Gateway also provides Adult Education classes to serve non-traditional students.
The Altrusa Club members learned that students enjoy receiving snack awards for their academic accomplishments. Members donated seven big baskets of various snack foods for the Gateway classes. The Club also donated cards of appreciation plus a $10 restaurant gift cards to Gateway’s 23-member staff. Members wanted to partner with Gateway to help make a difference in the students’ lives, and to show appreciation to the staff for all they do to make a difference in the lives of some of our community’s future adult citizens.
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