Tuscan Market donates $1,100 to The Chase Home

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IMG_1520Recently Tuscan Market donated $1,100 to benefit The Chase Home’s Summer Program, which provides activities and experiential learning activities to at-risk youth.

“It’s a program that provides youth who live here with opportunities they have most likely never experienced with their families,” said Meme Wheeler, executive director of The Chase Home. “We are so grateful for the support of Tuscan Market.

Recently, Tuscan Market also hosted  a lunch for these same youth, an opportunity staff at the Wheeler said meant  “a great deal to them.”

“These are kids that have experienced very difficult circumstances in their lives,” she said. “When they have a chance to experience something they never would have otherwise, it is something they remember…It’s also something that can help our staff reach these kids, help them understand the community cares about them.”

Founded in 1877, The Chase Home serves nearly 300 at-risk youth and families annually statewide through prevention, early intervention, residential and community-based programs.

Wheeler said Tuscan Market’s donation is particularly impactful given possible funding shortages related to the program this summer.

“There is a chance we may receive much less from the state than we anticipated to fund the activities,” said Wheeler. “This is a potentially serious problem for us and our kids this summer, which is why we cannot thank Tuscan Market enough for stepping in to help.”