Stanford Community Outreach Partnership & Engagement

The group was at it again in August at the Health Trust in San Jose. We boxed grocery items for clients to pick up and broke down the mock grocery store full of fresh and healthy produce! 

During the month of July, the SCOPE team held a back-to-school drive for Ravenswood School District's after school programs. Thanks to the wonderful people of Primary Care and Population Health and the School of Medicine, we received a TON of donations, over 850 items totaling $2000!!! Ravenswood encompasses grades K-8 in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. 

We recieved 140 notebooks, 147 glue bottles, 107 folders, 80 rulers, 31 boxes of pencils, 27 boxes of colored pencils, 71 boxes of markers, 45 erasers, 38 paint kits, 18 packages of pens, 114 paint brushes, 1512 peices of construction paper, 11 binders, 14 packages of glitter, 5 pencil boxes, 13 boxes of chalk, 20 pairs of scissors, 19 pencil sharpeners, 6 packages of index cards, 7 basketballs and 11 soccer balls!!!

Our fourth SCOPE event was held at Hope's Corner, an organization in downtown Mountain View that provides showers and feeds the hungry every week.  We were a part of the Friday food prep group, which included washing, chopping, and preparing food. We helped cooked a delicious breakfast with hard boiled eggs, roasted vegetables, potatoes, chicken, and sausage. This was our first time working with Hope's corner, we loved it and hope to be back for more! Check out their website here to learn more and find out how you can help!

At our first outing as a group, the SCOPE team packed lunches for clients at Project WeHOPE.  Project WeHOPE is an East Palo Alto organization that offers transititional housing to homeless in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.  The clients enroll in a 120-day program during their stay at the WeHOPE shelter that includes classes, weekly goals, a case manager, mandatory savings program, and daily housing searches. 

During the volunteer event, we packed 100 bagged lunches with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fruit, and water. We were given a tour of the site, which has a basketball court, full kitchen, washers and dryers, multiple classrooms, and even a space for pets! Project WeHOPE offers a wide variety of classes, including cooking, technology, how to save money, security guard and janitor certificate training, and more! Project WeHOPE is an inspiring organization that does amazing work the East Palo Alto community. Please visit their website here to find out how you can help!