NEEDS MET DUE TO THEIR FAMILY'S
FINANCIAL CHALLENGES.
WE SENT ANGELA DAVIS TO CHECK IT
OUT.
I'M STANDING OUTSIDE A STORE
THAT'S STOCKED WITH CLOTHES,
TOILETRIES, AND SHOES.
IT'S CALLED SAVE OUR NATION
STATION AND EVERYTHING HERE IS
FREE.
Reporter: IF YOU'RE A
STUDENT AT SHAKOPEE HIGH SCHOOL,
YOU CAN WALK INSIDE THIS ROOM
AND FIND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU
NEED, FROM DEODORANT TO
SNEAKERS.
WE HAVE T-SHIRTS, SHORTS,
TENNIS SHOES.
WE HAVE A SELECTION OF PROM
DRESSES.
WINTER HATS, GLOVES, SCARVES.
Reporter: WHAT YOU WON'T
FIND IS A CASHIER WAITING TO
TAKE YOUR MONEY.
EVERYTHING IS FREE.
ALL THE MERCHANDISE HERE HAS
BEEN DONATED BY PARENTS AND
OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THE CLOTHES AND SHOES ARE GENTLY
USED AND TRENDY.
VOLUNTEERS SPEND TIME CAREFULLY
SELECTING, STOCKING, AND
DISPLAYING THE ITEMS, MAKING IT
LOOK A LOT LIKE THE JUNIOR
SECTION OF A DEPARTMENT STORE.
THE STORE IS OPEN FROM ABOUT
7:30 IN THE MORNING TO 4:30 AT
NIGHT.
WE'LL UNLOCK THE DOOR.
IT'S NOT MANNED.
NOBODY IS THERE CHECKING UP ON
KIDS.
Reporter: THE STORE IS MEANT
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS
WHO HAVE LIMITED FINANCIAL MEANS
BUT PLENTY OF ACADEMIC
POTENTIAL.
HERE IN THE PRIVACY OF THIS
ROOM, THEY FOUND ONE LESS THING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
WE BELIEVE THAT HIGH SCHOOL
IS HARD ENOUGH.
BEING A HIGH SCHOOL KID, THERE
ARE A LOT OF CHALLENGES.
Reporter: SHE AND ANOTHER
PARENT STARTED THE STATION A
YEAR AGO AFTER VISITING A HIGH
SCHOOL IN ROCK CHESTER AND
HEARING ABOUT THE POSITIVE
IMPACT.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME STUDIES
THAT HAVE SHOWN WHEN A STUDENT
FEELS CONFIDENT AND WELCOME,
THAT THEY DO HAVE HIGHER
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
IN THE FUTURE, THE PARENT
VOLUNTEERS ARE HOPING THAT
STUDENTS WILL TAKE OVER THE JOB
OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE
SCHOOL STORE.
IN SHAKOPEE, ANGELA DAVIS, WCCO
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