Collective Weekly

The Triangle edition · Issue of October 9, 2025

What organizations in the Triangle published in the week to Oct 9, and where to turn up in the seven days after. Their words, their pictures, their bylines.

This week

14 stories from 8 organizations, found on their own sites between Oct 2 and Oct 9. One pick, then every one of them by the day it went up.

Every story
A Teacher’s Vision to Make a Difference, One Student at a Time

A Teacher’s Vision to Make a Difference, One Student at a Time

Human services · By · October 9, 2025 · published on noteinthepocket.org · 2 minutes

In 2005, Margaret, a recent college graduate began her dream job—teaching kindergarten to an underserved population in an impoverished school. With a student population beset with all the problems commonly associated with poverty, she quickly realized that her training had not addressed the realities of teaching students who were struggling mightily outside the classroom. Margaret shared her concerns with her mother and together, they decided that they would focus on providing one basic need—the lack of seasonally appropriate clothing for school. It was late September and Margaret had noticed that many of the children did not seem to have sweaters or jackets. What would they do when it got really cold?

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