Community Service

Dear Members of The Benjamin School Community,

Each fall, it is a pleasure to announce the school-wide community service project. This year is certainly no exception. Organizations within our community submit applications for these partnerships and our selection is made by a committee through a carefully defined process. It is with a sense of excitement that we announce that this year Benjamin will be collaborating with Place of Hope for our 2025-26 school-wide initiative.

The mission of Place of Hope is to provide a stable and loving environment for children, youth, and families in crisis.They are committed to meeting needs in our community by giving hope one life at a time. Their purpose is to break generational cycles of child abuse and neglect, homelessness and poverty, food insecurity, and child exploitation by providing a “hand-up” for those in crisis. Founded in 1998, Place of Hope offers a wide variety of services and is dedicated to helping those who come through their doors find healing and restoration, leading to healthy, independent, and successful lives.

Previous Benjamin school-wide projects have addressed issues in the areas of hunger, homelessness, health, education, veterans, mental health, and hurricane relief to name a few. These projects have been extremely successful and meaningful thanks to all of you. Concern for others and a commitment to serve society is included in the school’s mission statement and has always been an integral part of Benjamin's culture.

As we begin this year’s annual collaboration, school representatives from each division will meet with leadership at Place of Hope to outline various initiatives we plan to undertake during the course of the year. However, our plans always expand because of the creativity and generous spirit of the Benjamin community.  

As in the past, we encourage all constituent groups to participate as we build upon our culture of serving the local community. How better to achieve this important part of the school’s mission than to work together in partnership with Place of Hope, as we continue to positively impact our community.  

Sincerely,

Susan Poncy

Director of Student Services PK3-8