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We empower students and their families by advocating for community investment in programs and services.
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We ensure students have the resources to be ready to learn, to succeed in school and to thrive in the wider world.
News &
Updates
Fall Newsletter: Liza Manchester, Program Director
Late in July, I joined the staff at the Mary Lyon Foundation. The team had just moved into a new office space at Mohawk Trail Regional School the week before, yet they were ready to welcome me with open arms — and put me to work right away! During my first week, I had the chance to support a local non-profit by purchasing school supplies for their Back-to-School Party, deliver donated literacy bundles to BSE for incoming PreK students, drop off donated musical instruments at Hawlemont, start planning the annual Resource Fair at Mohawk, and connect with the families and…
Fall Newsletter: Sarah Burrell, Development Associate
Summer at the Mary Lyon Foundation has been anything but sleepy! While students enjoyed their break and teachers recharged their batteries, we seized the moment to play musical chairs with our office space. In true small-but-mighty team fashion, we packed up our entire operation and migrated to a bigger, and more well suited classroom space that fits our growing needs. Moving is always a lot of effort, but there’s something energizing about a fresh space and newly organized filing cabinets. Plus, our timing couldn’t have been better—the week we settled into our new space, we welcomed our fantastic new Program…
Letter from The Chief Executive Officer: Summer 2025
I am thrilled to announce that we have met our $5,000,000 campaign goal! When I arrived at the Foundation in January of 2021, school was remote, and we were still wearing masks. Just like the seasons, so much has changed in the last four and a half years. Our programs have grown, we’ve helped more people than we could have ever imagined, and because of your support, we have met our campaign goal. Where do we go from here? We continue the work that we started and remain committed to helping those in need. We hired a Program Director, Liza…
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We empower students and their families by advocating for community investment in programs and services.