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Spring 2026 Newsletter
SOWMA’s Bridge Mentoring Program Receives National Recognition
SOWMA’s 2025 Impact Report
Shining Stars Gala 2025 Recap
Pickleball for a Purpose: A Win-Win for Our Kids!
Winter, 2026 Newsletter
Growing Together: Family, Community, and School on Wheels
Housing and Education Equity Lab – Brockton
Fall, 2025 Newsletter
JOIN US THIS FALL! September News
SUMMER 2025 NEWSLETTER
Meet Our 2025 Soaring Scholars!
Congratulations to our 2025 Graduates!
The Sweetest End-of-Year Gathering!
Spring 2025 Newsletter
Athena Giannaros Named Executive Director
Mentoring Success! Abby’s Journey to Graduation and Beyond!
Winter 2024 Newsletter
Jeff Haight and Intact Specialty Solutions Are On Board!
SUMMER 2024 Newsletter
2024 Soaring Scholars Announced
Shanteria Crawford: A Mentoring Student Comes Full Circle to Give Back
2024 Bridge Mentoring Program Graduates!
Volunteer Appreciation 2024
Kraft Family, NE Patriots Foundation and Gillette Stadium Honor SOWMA’s Chris Margulies
Tutoring Migrant Children at Hotels
Spring 2024 Newsletter
Students and Volunteers Master the A(rt) in STEAM Learning
Circling Back to the City of Champions to Celebrate 20 Years!
Record Student Homelessness Requires Creative New Ideas – New Bedford Light, Feb., 2024
Winter Newsletter – February 2024
School on Wheels is a Lesson in Goodwill with SOWMA Board Chair Athena Giannaros & FamilyGreet Magazine, Hingham – January, 2024
Winter Appeal – 2023
The Story Behind Her Success: Podcast by Candy O’Terry featuring founder Cheryl Opper – Dec, 2023
Running to Help Kids Impacted by Homelessness – Neil Levine, Champion for our Kids,Brockton Enterprise, Nov 21, 2023
Champion for Our Kids 2023 – Neil Levine
Harbor Media of Hingham / Norwell: Public Service Announcement Board Chair Athena Giannaros, October, 2023
Massachusetts nonprofit tutoring homeless children shifts gears amid migrant crisis, WBZ-TV News, September, 2023
Volunteer Spotlight: Rockland Trust
2023 Soaring Scholar Recipients Announced
Back to School Programs and Needs: Hingham & Cohasset Anchor, August, 2023
Summer Newsletter – July 2023
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner 2023
Finding Magic With Tutor Deb Beaton
Interview With Sowma Founder Cheryl Opper by Ruthann Baler
An Interview with SOWMA’s Founder Cheryl Opper, May, 2023: Ruthann Baler
Spring Newsletter – May 2023
Patriot’s Day Service!
Oh the Places They’ll Go! 2023 Graduates
Ending the Cycle of Homelessness Through Education: February, 2023
Intact Insurance “Canton Cares” Gives Back. February, 2023
In Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Congratulations To Our 2022 Graduates!
Thanksgiving – The Plight of Homeless Students, CBS News Ch. 4, November 2022
Many Thanks for “Dreaming Big!”
Recent Migrants Housed in Hotel in Kingston, CBS News, Ch. 4, November 2022
Massachusetts Math & Reading Scores Drop to a 19-Year Low, CBS News, Ch. 4 November, 2022
Discover Easton with Gail Devins ECAT: How a Local Community Rallied with Founder to Launch SOWMA (1 hour) August, 2022
Thank You Team SOWMA 2022!
Volunteer Appreciation 2022
Meet the “Soaring Scholars” Recipients 2022
Jennifer Kane 911 Memorial Fund Supports Children impacted by Homelessness, June, 2022
Polaroid Fund of SouthCoast Community Foundation Grant Supports SOWMA’s New Bedford Students, May 2022
2022 Run, Walk & Wag For Kids
SOWMA Board Members Carol Augustyniak Marcus and Attorney Tina Green & ECAT Community Television Run, Walk & Wag for Kids May 7
Oliver Ames Transition Team
National Grid Foundation spotlights SOWMA’s Bridge Mentoring Program as part of their national foundation newsetter, March 2022
Princesse Dumas
Discussion with Steve Telesmanick, SOWMA CEO – The Local Seen – PAC-TV, Plymouth, Massachusetts – September, 2021
Where to Donate to 9/11 Charities That Are Still Helping Victims – Money.Com magazine – September, 2021
Raynham Boys Open Lemonade Stand to Help Other Kids, Taunton Gazette, August, 2021
Runners of 2021
University Station Holds Backpack Drive for School on Wheels of Massachusetts – Aug 2021
Vestmark and School on Wheels MA Provide Backpacks for Children Impacted by Domestic Violence – Aug 2021
University Station Hosts Supply Drive for School on Wheels MA, August, 2021
Public Service Announcement with CEO Steve Telesmanick; Courtesy of Marshfield Community Television. August, 2021
The Nonprofit World – Marshfield Community Television – with Steve Telesmanick, SOWMA CEO – July, 2021
Evening News, Emerson College: School on Wheels MA Feature – April, 2021
We Rise by Lifting Others, Project Giving Kids Blog – by Mal Stanton McCunney – May, 2021
How School on Wheels of Massachusetts is Changing the Cycle of Homelessness – South Shore Magazine – Winter 2021
Retired Attleboro Businessman and Worcester State Student Find Common Ground in Mentoring Program – The Sun Chronicle – Jan., 2021
The Impact of Trauma on Learning and Behavior, Dr. Michelle Alto for School on Wheels Ma – Dec. 3, 2020
Press Coverage Archive
A Throwback to Our Virtual Run in 2020
“Tools for School” Graduates – Jetting Off With Sparkle!
Lindsay Opper Pays Tribute to Her Mom With Gala Speech
100 Families Challenge
Sana Haque, Resource Specialist & Commonwealth Corps Member
Outrunning Homelessness – Course Terrain
How a New Backpack Changed the Life of a Homeless Teen
Ikea Soft Toys
Caden’s Three Wishes
A Backpack Changed My Life
What A Night
Letter From One Of Our Board Members
Elijah Goes To Tabor
Holiday Learning Boxes
Wear Love – Help Kids
Paving The Road To Higher Ed For Students Hit By Homelessness
Otterbox Boston Employees Hit A Home Run For Our Kids!
The Rodman Ride 2013
Thanks To W.B. Mason, Our New Backpacks Are Filled!
My Year Of Service With School On Wheels Of Ma
Support School On Wheels Of Ma Through Rodman Ride For Kids – Video
Welcome Our New Director Of Development
JG Press World Publications Group Stocks Our Shelves
You Can Help Change Lives At Any Age
School On Wheels Earns The United Way “Common Good Award For Education”
She Read The Book All By Herself
Opening Doors To A World Of Possibilities
A Student’s Opportunity To Give Back
Join The SOWMA Tutoring Team
3-2-1-blast Off! By Siomara Dias
Families Meet The Challenge!
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner – 2013
Students From Sharon Help Others
The Anatomy Of A Movement – Educating Homeless Children
What Do You Call A Bunch Of Kids Who Collect Over 1,000 Books For Kids Without Homes?
Family Game Night
2013 Outrunning Homelessness Race/fun Walk Provides Opportunities For Individuals And Families To Pay It Forward
Third Grade Students Spearhead A Book Drive To Help Other Kids
In Their Words
A Showcase Of Pride And Creativity
His Confidence Has Carried Over To His Daily Work
3rd Annual 4-on-4 Basketball Tournament
Stories From The Arnone After School Program
Why Motels?
From Shelter To Dorm Room
Holiday Box Deliveries
School Success Today Means Big Dreams For The Future!
Before We Knew It, The Hour Of Tutoring Time Was Up …
Honor A Teacher With A School On Wheels Tribute Card
The Power Of Books
Bridgewater State University – “Fridays Of Service”
Children Learn Differently
“I Already Organized It At Home So I Would Be Ready For Tutoring!”
One Way We Put Mitzvah in Colton’s Bar Mitzvah
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