Jack & Svea Schreiner McDowell County, West Virginia.
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Transcript of Jack & Svea Schreiner McDowell County, West Virginia.
Jack & Svea Schreiner McDowell County, West Virginia
Mark 12: 28-32One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given a good answer, he asked him, “of all of the commandments, which one is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.”
1 John 3: 16-18
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth.
Life in McDowell CountyGeographical isolation - Two hours’ drive to closest interstate highway
Lack of economic diversity- Coal = only major industry- Median household income = $22,000
Culture of dependence- 47% of personal income comes from federal programs
Population loss - 1950’s population = 100,000; today = 22,000
Drug Abuse- 8 times national average for drug overdose deaths
Pervasive hopelessness
Education in McDowell County Unstable Homes
- 47% of our students do not live with a biological parent
- 72% of our students live in a house without gainful employment
Unstable Schools- Estimated 40-50% annual teacher and
administrator turnover rate- Vacancies year round in core teaching
and administrative positionsPoor Outcomes- Ranked last in WV for most of the past
decade- 25% of students are proficient in
reading- Of 100+ graduates at MVHS last year,
13 went to college
Former Mayor of War-McDowell County’s Top 3 Issues:
- Drugs- Shortage of adequate housing
- Lack of skilled tradesmen
Jake
Teachers Village
Lack of adequate housing has been cited as one of the primary contributors to the challenge of recruitment and
retention of teachers.
See us in the back for opportunities to
support our mission
Thank you!