Daughters of Wisdom, USA Province

The Daughters of Wisdom has awarded a $5,000 Wisdom Fund Grant to the De La Salle School, in Freeport, NY, in support of the school’s Extended Day Program. The De La Salle School is a Catholic Middle School in the Diocese of Rockville Center that shares in the Lasallian heritage and was founded to provide a quality education for young men from economically disadvantaged families. The school nurtures each student’s growth, spiritually, academically, socially, and physically, in collaboration with his parent(s) and guardian(s). There is an emphasis on respect, responsibility, leadership, and service.

The Daughters of Wisdom Grant, by supporting the Extended Day Program, helps to ensure that young men can receive additional academic support after school, complete homework in a structured setting, have a healthy snack, and enjoy a recreational activity. This allows the young men to remain in a safe environment while their parents are still completing their workday. The students come to De La Salle School from surrounding towns, including Freeport, Uniondale, Hempstead, Roosevelt, and Elmont. For so many of these young men, this after-school program is crucial to keeping them out of potentially harmful situations that exist in unsupervised environments back in their home neighborhoods.

Bill Gault, Executive Director of the De LaSalle School, expressed his deep gratitude to the Daughters of Wisdom for this grant.

“We provide the opportunity, the gift of hope to families that otherwise would not be able to afford a Catholic education...It’s through the generosity of the Daughters of Wisdom and people like them that we are able to do it,” said Mr. Gault

Daughters of Wisdom Awards $5,000 Grant to De La Salle School