100 Families Challenge 2025

Double Your Gift in June!

SOWMA’S 100 Families Challenge is a matching gift campaign made possible by Jay & Claudia Weed. 

Each June, the Weeds match every donation received, up to $10,000, to students facing homelessness and poverty.   

 

100 Families x $100 = $10,000 – DOUBLED! 

The math adds up! 

 

$20,000 for Kids!

Our longtime friends, Jay and Claudia Weed have once again offered a matching gift of $10,000 during the month of June. Any amount donated - up to $10,000 -will be matched by the Weed family.

That’s $20,000 for educational support for students impacted by homelessness and poverty – thanks to you and the Weed family!

Our goal is for 100 families, individuals, or groups to donate up to $100 each to help us reach our goal.  Consider donating in the name of a coach, teacher or graduate.  A priceless gift!  Kids Helping Kids!   Have your children, group or neighborhood stage a lemonade stand, supply drive – or invent new ways to help peers in need.  

$50 becomes $100; $10,000 becomes $20,000 – bringing educational programs and opportunity to children and youth. 

Your gift supports…

  • Tutoring at family shelters and community learning centers
  • Mentoring for high school, vocational and college students 
  • Customized backpacks and “Tools for School” for more than 11,000 students for the 2025/2026 school year!  

We are thrilled to be supporting the 100 Families Challenge once again. School on Wheels continues to amaze us year after year. This organization is unique in its mission and breathtaking in its triumphs. SOWMA not only addresses the immediate needs of children facing homelessness, it alters their trajectory toward stability and success.

From Your Family
to Theirs!

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Support our mission to bring academic, social and emotional growth to students throughout Massachusetts impacted by homelessness and poverty.