PAIR Center Day of Service: Mastery Charter School Shoemaker

March 3, 2023

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We are thrilled to share about the PAIR Center’s Day of Service at Mastery Charter School – Shoemaker Campus. To wrap up PAIR’s Black History Month 2023 program Saluting Black Heroes in Health Equity, members of the PAIR Center volunteered at the school to assist with organizing the space used to store school supplies.

Mastery is a non-profit network of 24 public charter, turnaround, and renaissance Title 1 schools in Philadelphia and Camden, NJ, serving over 14,000 students in grades K-12. Over 90% of Mastery students are living in poverty by federal standards and over 95% identify as Black and/or Latinx/Hispanic.

Mastery partners with our core faculty member, Dr. Joanna Hart, on her caregiving youth research projects. We are especially grateful to Dr. Hart for making this connection on our behalf.

Shira Blady and Jessica Sherard sitting and unpacking a box of books. — Shira Blady and Jessica Sherard unpack boxes of books.

Craig Kwiatkowski, Aerielle Belk, Erich Dress, and Nirali Patel stand for a photo in the school supply room — Craig Kwiatkowski, Aerielle Belk, Erich Dress, and Nirali Patel organize book shelves.

Melanie Bahti stands next to shelves of school uniforms, and Casey Whitman sits next to cardboard boxes. — Melanie Bahti and Casey Whitman sort school uniforms.

Deepa Ramadurai and Adina Lieberman pose holding a box with copies of the book, "A Lesson Before Dying." — Deepa Ramadurai and Adina Lieberman uncover copies of the book “A Lesson Before Dying”