Shelton Schools Selected For 'Back to School Clothes For Kids' Program

’s Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) has just completed its sixteenth "Back to School Clothes for Kids" project with outstanding results. 150 students were presented with bins filled with two complete outfits, underwear, socks, sneakers, a winter coat and a backpack filled with school supplies. Their happy smiling faces guaranteed that that will have that extra step in their walk as they begin their year at school. To date, the CVC has outfitted 2,207 Valley children and spent $455,000.

Shelton Superintendent Freeman Burr and Assistant Superintendent Lorraine Rossner stopped in to thank the companies for their generosity and say hello to the children. Superintendent Burr said, “I just want to thank the CVC for the support they have shown for our students in the Shelton School System by supplying them with the materials necessary to begin the school year with the 'things' that will let those children start the year in a positive, happy, and healthy state of mind. It makes our job so much easier when kids are happy and focused on learning rather than what they need."

The goal of the CVC project is to provide new clothing to children in need at the start of the school year in an effort to improve attendance on the first days of school and boost confidence. National statistics show that many underprivileged children miss the first few days of school simply because they do not have new clothes to wear. The CVC hopes that by providing the children with clothes and school supplies, they will be encouraged to do their best while receiving a boost to their self-esteem. CVC Companies strongly feel that the attendance of the children on the first day of school attributes to this program’s success

The CVC is a coalition of local businesses and corporations that have an active employee volunteer involvement program.  The CVC is proud to play a vital role in boosting self-esteem and confidence by helping children to look and feel their best when they attend school, which has a proven positive effect on educational performance.  For more information please contact Valley United Way’s Volunteer Center Director, Patricia Tarasovic, at (203) 926-9478 or at patricia.tarasovic@valleyunitedway.org.