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Jewish Teens Support Grassroots Center

High school students learn about homelessness and crisis services

Oseh Shalom BBYO #5261, a group of students from Howard County’s Atholton, Centennial, Marriotts Ridge, Reservoir, River Hill and Wilde Lake High Schools and from Meade High School in Anne Arundel County, has donated dozens of boxes of cereal to Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center. The teens selected Howard County’s 24-7 crisis intervention center and shelter for the homeless as beneficiary of their attention and support. They have heard presentations on Grassroots’ services, including suicide prevention, have made lunches for families staying in the Cold Weather Shelter and are planning fundraising activities. BBYO provides identity enrichment and leadership development and involves Jewish teens in meaningful activities.

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