Members of a cohort to become yoga teachers through Shabach Yoga Studios in Waldorf donated duffle bags for Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students in foster care. The bags contained items that a middle- or high school student could use such as toiletries, a blanket and pillow, and a journal. Members of the cohort — Kishanna Brown, Lisa Chinn, Williana Parker, Jocklyn Squirewell and Nicole Stanton — must complete a service project while studying to become yoga teachers.

Squirewell said she heard that children in foster care often move their belongings in trash bags and wanted to provide a traditional bag for those in need of one. To donate to CCPS students in need, contact Bethany Goodwin, CCPS Community Schools, Homeless and Foster Care District Coordinator, at 301-934-7210 or bgoodwin@ccboe.com for more information about items children could use.

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 27,765 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.  CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).