GASTONIA — Emma Hughlett, an eighth-grader at St. Michael School, recently recruited the assistance of her fellow students in collecting cleaning and household items to make “graduation baskets” for Family Promise of Gaston County, the only organization in the county providing services specifically for homeless families using an interfaith network.
It assists families with emergency housing, food and transportation and when the family seeks permanent stabilization, its program provides job skills training, money management training, as well as assistance with their housing and employment searches.
Upon graduation with employment and housing, each family receives a “graduation basket” for their home. Hughlett is using this project to earn her Girl Scout Silver Award.
— Tammy Eason