Kids helping Kids is growing part of SOWMA’s work.  Student volunteers of all ages bring their passion and talents to SOWMA to help those less fortunate.  Kids Helping Kids fosters leadership skills and builds community service and connection. That’s exactly what Isabel (“Izzie”) Berkenblit decided to do as part of her Bat Mitzvah project.

Izzie decided to support School on Wheels’ students through what she named the “Izzie Project.”  She combined her love for sewing with her passion for helping children and made custom-designed pillowcases for our students.  She turned to her Girl Scout troop for help – and received donated material from friend Robin Salvas, pictured above.  Izzie and her newly created team donated more than 200 pillowcases for children experiencing homelessness.