Care to Learn is a nonprofit organization based in Springfield, Missouri. Mission: to provide immediate funding to meet emergent needs in the areas of health, hunger, and hygiene so every student can be successful in school. Vision: That all students have the confidence, self-worth, and resources to maximize their learning potential and become self-sufficient citizens In the fall of 2007, founder Doug Pitt heard some sobering statistics about poverty in his hometown of Springfield, Missouri. The growing trend of poverty was an unwelcome shock to the local businessman who had lived and worked in the community for over 40 years. Doug shared the information with those close to him. Doug told about children living in poverty who had to share a toothbrush, a fifth-grade boy who was being made fun of because he had to wear his mother’s jeans and teenage girls missing school because of the lack of personal hygiene products. Within 24 hours, Doug called upon community leaders and shared the same stories of children in need. Several responded immediately and before the end of the business day, a fund was established to meet the emergent needs of students. With this strong foundation and growing support from a caring community, Care to Learn was born in 2008. Care to Learn currently operates in 34 Chapters throughout the state of Missouri. These chapters are based in the following school districts: Ash Grove, Ava, Bolivar, Bradleyville, Cape Girardeau, Chadwick, Clever, Dadeville, Fair Grove, Fordland, Gainesville, Greenfield, Hartville, Hazelwood, Hurley, Kansas City-SVN, Logan-Rogersville, Marionville, Monett, Mountain Grove, Nixa, OTC, Ozark, Republic, Sparta, Springfield, St. Charles, Union Star, Walnut Grove, Warrenton, Willard, and Wright City. For more information: -Visit our website: www.CaretoLearn.org -Send us an email: [email protected] -Connect with us on: --Facebook: @CaretoLearn --Twitter: @CaretoLearn --Instagram: care_to_learn --Medium: @CaretoLearn