The Education Foundation of Niagara’s Poverty and Emergency Relief Fund (PERF) responds to emergency requests by schools on behalf of DSBN students in need. This initiative supports the extraordinary, and sometimes emergency, personal and school-related needs of individual students brought about by financial hardship.  The Foundation has reserved funds to allocate to students who fall within this category to pay for winter clothes, proper footwear, bus passes, field trips, basic school supplies, team uniforms, cafeteria vouchers etc.   

Since its creation in 2008, the Poverty and Emergency Relief Fund has been able to touch the lives of almost 3500 individual students throughout our DSBN schools of $90,000.  

As of February 6th, 2012 we have 54% DSBN School Participation!

Other supports we provide for students in need, include: 

We depend on the school community fundraisers, our Niagara Service Clubs, churches, businesses and the private community to raise the funds necessary to support the cause.

TO DONATE TO THIS WORTHWHILE CAUSE 

Click here for the 2012 Information Brochure!  

Bertie Public School raises over $1000 in 2011!