News Updates

  • Data-Supported Programing for New Education and Wellness Center

    The Margaret Donnelly O’Connor Education Center is going digital! We’ve officially begun our eight-week implementation process with Apricot 360, a comprehensive database that will allow us to track the needs and progress of our students and residents so that we can create better programming to best suit the needs of our community, including seniors, differently-abled residents, and, of course, our children and their families.

    Published on October 15th, 2020 in Fair Share Housing Development | Read more »

  • Education Center Celebrates First Annual Latinx Heritage Event

    September 15th marked the start of Latinx Heritage Month and this year the Margaret Donnelly O’Connor Education Center decided to host its first annual Latinx Heritage Celebration Event! On October 1st from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., the open field behind the Education trailer was lit up with string lights, brightly-colored pumpkins, sugar skulls, and delicious smelling treats from all over Latin America.

    Published on October 1st, 2020 in Fair Share Housing Development | Read more »

  • Education Center COVID-19 Back-to-School Update

    COVID-19 UPDATE: To help our kids and their families deal with the difficulty of growing up during a pandemic, the Margaret Donnelly O’Connor Education Center at Ethel Lawrence Homes is now operating a virtual homework club, featuring one-on-one online tutoring as well as a range of enrichment and self-care workshops offered via Zoom.

    Published on September 8th, 2020 in Fair Share Housing Development | Read more »

  • MDOC Takes a New Approach for Back-To-School in 2020

    Ethel R Lawrence Homes is more than affordable housing — it’s a community, it’s a family. And what do families do when they’ve been apart for a while? They have a Reunion! From August 31st to September 3rd, Margaret Donnelly O’Connor Education Center staff hosted an ourdoor community reunion event. We barbequed all day, took wellness check-ins of every attendee, signed families up for Virtual Homework Club and tutoring, and began registering people to vote!

    Published on September 3rd, 2020 in Fair Share Housing Development | Read more »

  • Three Jesuit Volunteers Brave Pandemic To Help FSHD

    FSHD enjoys a special partnership with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, which each year connects us with an extraordinary cohort of college grads who commit to one year of post-college service on the front lines of social justice while living a modest life in apostolic community with other JVs. Learn more about the amazing young people who have volunteered to advance the mission of FSHD during the 2020-2021 program year – despite the ongoing danger presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Published on September 1st, 2020 in Fair Share Housing Development | Read more »