INK! hosted incoming Take Stock in Children® scholars, families, and mentors to kickoff the new school year On Monday, August 7, the Take Stock in Children-St. Johns County community gathered for a 2023-2024 School Year Kickoff event at the Evelyn Hamblen Center. Families and volunteer mentors learned about services our local Take Stock staff will…
Beaver Toyota St. Augustine and INK! announce their continued partnership in 2023 to help fund creative teacher-inspired classroom projects in St. Johns County. Through this partnership, Beaver Toyota and INK! will match donations to projects posted by St. Johns County public school teachers on the DonorsChoose website. Beaver Toyota & INK! $1 for $1 Match…
Notice of Board of Directors Meetings The Board of Directors of the St. Johns County Education Foundation doing business as Investing in Kids (INK!) hosts regular meetings throughout the school year. The public is welcome to attend Board meetings to learn more about the programs, services, and resources INK! provides to St. Johns County public…
INK! recently received a generous donation of $7,500 from St. Augustine Lions Club. According to Cathy Newman, INK!’s Executive Director, the contribution supports the purchase of scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year, supporting new students being accepted into Take Stock in Children-St. Johns County (TSIC). The TSIC program provides low-income students with a unique opportunity…
Check out Episode 8 of the INK! Podcast! In this episode of The INK! Podcast, Jim Wheeler and Ian MacDonald speak with Superintended of School Tim Forson about the start of the 2023-2024 School Year. Hear from Mr. Forson about the smooth start to this year, FAST progress monitoring, and universal vouchers. Mr. Forson shared…
Take Stock in Children-St. Johns County to benefit from the Columbia Restaurant’s 26th Annual Community Harvest program this September We are excited and grateful to share that INK!’s Take Stock in Children-St. Johns County college scholarship program has been selected by the 1905 Family Of Restaurants to benefit from the 26th Annual Community Harvest program.…
Opening doors of Opportunity for St. Johns County Teachers and Students!
Please help us celebrate the upcoming retirement of INK!’s Executive Director, Donna Lueders, and welcome our new Executive Director! Our fearless leader, Donna, will retire on August 31 and newly named executive director, Cathy Newman, will step into her new role on September 1. “My retirement is bittersweet. The growth and success of the organization,…
The Publix “Tools for Back to School” campaign runs July 12 – July 23, 2023 at Publix locations around St. Johns County. From July 12 – July 23, visit Publix locations around St. Johns County to participate in the “Tools for Back to School” campaign benefiting local public school students through INK!’s Tools 4 Schools…
We are pleased o announce the appointment of new directors to the INK! Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, effective July 1, 2023. As the direct support organization to the St. Johns County School District, the Board of Directors leads INK! in fulfilling our mission to promote the academic success of all St. Johns…