WSWHE BOCES ABOUT PROGRAMS SERVICES RESOURCES CAREERS Useful Links SchoolTool Directory Locations Contact Search Sixteen Beds Built for Children in Need On Friday, September 17, 2021, Construction Trades students at the F. Donald Myers Center in Saratoga Springs, worked with the Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP)® - NY, Mechanicville chapter to build sixteen beds for children who need them in the area. Construction Trades instructor Ian Hamilton said of the project, “This is an amazing opportunity for our students and the WSWHE BOCES is always eager to take on real-life projects like the SHP project.” Hamilton continued, “our students stepped up and understand how important it is to help those in need.” Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a group of volunteers dedicated to building, assembling and delivering top-notch bunk beds to children and families in need. The organization believes that a bed is a basic need for the proper physical, emotional, and mental support that a child needs. When it was brought to their attention that the need for beds went far beyond their own neighborhoods, they stepped up and took initiative. Thus, their tagline is “No kid sleeps on the floor in our town®.” With more than 200 chapters and thousands of volunteers, they are dedicated to sharing the awareness of a national problem and helping solve it. "We have amazing sponsors and volunteers. Since our chapter’s inception, we have delivered more than 500 beds to kids in our delivery area to ensure No Kid Sleeps On The Floor In Our Town!,” said chapter president of SHP Mechanicville, James Welch. Welch worked right alongside the students and other volunteers. In addition to the WSWHE BOCES students, volunteers from Rebuilding Together and Sleep in Heavenly Peace worked together to cut, saw, sand, stain, measure and create the beds. Bruce Hoffmann, WSWHE BOCES Work Based Learning Coordinator said, "we are excited to partner with SHP and are grateful for the opportunity to help with their mission. We always enjoy working with industry partners, which allows our students to grow and learn valuable skills, both with equipment and life." For more photos, check out the Facebook Post here. WSWHE BOCES 10 LaCrosse Street, Suite 6 Hudson Falls, NY 12839 Phone: (518) 746-3310 TTY#: (518) 581-3889 Search Search Selecteer een taal▼ Social Media - Footer Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Powered by Edlio Edlio Login Non-Discrimination Policy Non-Discrimination Policy The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES does not discriminate in its programs and activities, including employment and admission as applicable, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, economic status, marital status, veterans' status, political affiliation, domestic victim status, use of a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog, disability, or other classifications protected under federal or state law, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The designated district compliance officer(s) will coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act, and the New York State Human Rights Law. The BOCES Civil Rights Compliance Officer is: Turina Parker and Michael Varney, Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES 267 Ballard Road, Suite 5, Wilton, NY 12831. phone: (518) 581-3716, TTY# (518) 581-3889, email: tuparker@wswheboces.org or mvarney@wswheboces.org. Complaints may also be filed with the Office for Civil Rights, New York Office, U.S. Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2500, phone (646) 428-3800, fax (646) 428-3843, email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov