Washington Local Schools

On Monday, my boss Gayle and I met with the social worker for Washington Local Schools at Whitmer High School.

We were there for an Ohio Benefit Bank site visit, the last step before a new site signs up for trainings and becomes official!

I first met the social worker at the community resource fair Whitmer hosted back in January. She took an OBB brochure and expressed interest in learning more. Now she is poised to become a site!

Whitmer is located about a subdivision away from the Michigan border and is part of the Washington Local School district, which, despite being inside Toledo is separate from Toledo Public Schools.

I'm really excited that they are coming on board. I think there is great potential for the district to use OBB for their students and families in need.

They are planning to start the program with just the social worker trained as a counselor and then see how it goes and maybe it will spread into the junior highs and elementaries.

Gayle talked to the social worker about applying for the district to get an Americorps worker starting in September to help out and she seemed excited about the possibility of an extra pair of hands and someone to explain, market and promote the OBB within the district.

It's times like these I almost wish I WAS doing this job for a second year so I could follow up with sites I've built relationships with and follow along to see how things turn out with them.