At one school in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., a new Vice-Principal noticed that some of the students were being bullied because their clothes weren’t clean and they couldn’t afford to wash them.
Bullies were snapping pictures of their classmate’s dirty clothes or stained trousers and posting them on social media. Mr Cook applied for a $20,000 grant from the MCJ Amelior Foundation to buy five washing machines and five dryers.He then converted the football locker room into a laundry room so students could come and wash their clothes.
There are games, basketball and opportunities to learn things like sewing and design. The students also get free hot meals.
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