IT STARTED WITH A PHONE CALL . . .

In 2000, the Christ Church Link helpline started to receive more and more calls from parents unable to afford school supplies for their children. In response, the Christ Episcopal Church congregation provided backpacks filled with school supplies to three area public schools for two years. Learning that the need was far larger and more widespread, they launched the Prepare for Success (PFS) program in 2000 to serve as many Howard County Public School students in need as possible. 

Prepare for Success is a county-wide partnership composed of: 

Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) ~ PTA's ~ PTA Council ~ Schools

Howard County Government Agencies ~ Faith, Civic, Sports, Social Groups

Businesses ~ Foundations ~ Libraries ~ Non-Profits ~ Families ~ Individuals

~ Click on PFS Sponsors List tab for more details ~

Since 2002, PFS has equipped over 10,000 HCPSS elementary, middle and high school students with backpacks filled with essential school supples:

• 2007 - 2,300 students* 
• 2006 - 2,100 students*
• 2005 - 2,100 students*
• 2004 - 1,800 students*
• 2003 - 1,500 students*
• 2002 - 1,200 students*

* plus hundreds of loose supplies distributed throughout year 

PFS MILESTONES

> 2007 - 10,000th student equipped with pack and supplies

> 2007 - Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Award for Volunteer Team of the Year

> 2006 - Cedar Lane School joins PFS (special needs students' job-training program)

> 2003 - Columbia Foundation Casey Willis Award

TO DONATE, CLICK ON: www.kitsforkidz.org/prepareforsuccess