Creating a New Community Resource at FJC

Students, faculty and family members at Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School in the Rocky Point School District have donated hundreds of gently used clothing items to stock the shelves of a new community resource in the building. 

The Friends Just Care closet was initiated by the building’s student assistance counselor Jamie Adamski and teachers Danielle Youngs and Nicole Fernandez to help provide local families in need with clothing items sized 4-12. The project builds upon a similar program run at Rocky Point Middle School, which provides families with larger sized items.

“Several of us have maintained a small box of offerings for years and felt it was important to create a larger resource for the greater school community to pull from,” Fernandez said. 

The building’s second-grade service squad helped sort through all of the donations. While the closet was initially filled through a weeklong drive, the school is appreciative of any further donations made throughout the school year.

Photo provided by the Rocky Point School District