Chrysta Forrest and Merikate Alexander
Recorded
April 29, 2022
Archived
April 29, 2022
32:10 minutes
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Id:
mby021682
Description
Colleagues Merikate Alexander (32) and Chrysta Forrest (63) discuss their daily lives as school social workers and how they support students and families in fulfilling immediate needs.Subject Log / Time Code
CF and MA remember their childhoods and growing up in supportive family systems and communities.
CF and MA talk about the Spring Up Hunger food drive, backpack program, and crisis management.
CF and MA discuss the difficulty of finding housing for displaced families and other challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
CF recalls the joy of a student who received new shoes through Care to Learn.
CF and MA discuss how students' home lives affect their ability to learn.
CF and MA talk about being mandated reporters and their passion for advocating for children.
CF and MA share how folx supported by Care to Learn often volunteer their time or donate later on in life.
CF remembers supporting a family who had recently immigrated to the area.
CF and MA discuss community outreach.
Participants
- Chrysta Forrest
- Merikate Alexander