Chapter Information
Care to Learn - Mountain View-Birch Tree was established in 2022 as the 39th Care to Learn Chapter. It currently serves students in partnership with the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District.
Shortly after the Chapter started a 17 year-old boy walked into the Mountain View-Birch Tree main office and said, “I’ve been waiting all summer for school to start because I need help and you guys are the only people who can help me.” Not only was the newly established Care to Learn - Mountain View-Birch Tree Chapter able to help; but this was a reminder of how vital emergent health, hunger, and hygiene resources can be for students.
The Chapter is already partnering with several organizations in the community and looks forward to more partnerships in order to support student needs throughout the year.
Key Facts
Care to Learn - Mountain View-Birch Tree
- $7.32 = Average Cost to Meet A Student’s Need
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Chapter Leadership
Kristy Reese
Kristy is the Chapter Liaison for the Care to Learn - Mountain View-Birch Tree Chapter. She also serves as a Counselor for the Mountain View Birch Tree R-III School District.
As a Liaison for the Mountain View-Birch Tree Chapter, Kristy works within the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District to ensure student’s basic needs are being met and to raise funds to ensure Care to Learn – Mountain View-Birch Tree continues its mission.
Kristy is a huge advocate of Care to Learn. She says, “The health, hunger, and hygiene needs have always been in our community. It’s easy to say the needs are there or to say we’re meeting even pieces of it. But, Care to Learn has provided a way for us to meet these needs entirely.”
Meeting the Need
Care to Learn - Mountain View-Birch Tree works with the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District to fill these health, hunger, and hygiene needs for students:
HEALTH
Doctor appointments
Dental care
Eye exam and glasses
Hearing services/equipment
Mental health services
Pest control services
Prescription assistance
HUNGER
Weekend food bags (Pre K – 6th)
Food pantry (7th – 12th)
Classroom snacks
Grocery vouchers
HYGIENE
Clothing/Shoe voucher
Shampoo/Soap
Toothbrush/Toothpaste
Deodorant
Feminine products
Lice treatments
Laundry detergent
Laundry vouchers
Household cleaning supplies
Upcoming Events
No events have been scheduled.
Be a Helping Hand
Everyone has the power to be a Helping Hand. When you lend a hand, you are helping students all across Missouri access the critical health, hunger, and hygiene resources they need to succeed in school.