SMARTplainfield

lack. A significant number of young people have only recently arrived from poor or high-conflict areas and speak little or no English. Here at SMARTplainfield, we aim to help the school district provide the resources students need to graduate and to help citizens participate in civic activities. We volunteer to read to students in the elementary schools, collect and buy books and supplies to give to students and families, join district councils and committees as stakeholders in student outcomes, and post board meeting access and district success stories on social media. To build civic engagement, we post information about school board and city council candidates and about when, where, and how to vote. Local volunteers give away books to students. Far-flung folks provide tech and other support. And anyone can simply follow us here on Facebook. In just two years, we've grown from two to over a hundred members!