11/06/2026
❤️ Help Us Make the Holidays Brighter for East Valley Families! 🎄
🍂 As we head into the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, East Valley School District is once again bringing our community together for our 7th Annual EV Holiday Meal Train!
November is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month, and the need is very real in our own community. Currently, 180 EVSD students qualify as homeless under the federal McKinney-Vento Act. That's approximately 30 students at each of our five schools. Many other East Valley families are also experiencing financial hardships and food insecurity.
Our Special Programs team, along with Communities In Schools and our school counseling departments, is working together to help provide holiday meals for families who could use a little extra support this season.
🎁 How can you help?
Every donation makes a difference! Approximately $30 provides a holiday meal box for a family of 4 to 6 people. Any amount is appreciated and will help make the holidays a little brighter for an East Valley family.
We are also grateful for the support of our EVSD counseling teams and Communities In Schools staff who are helping connect families with this resource.
It takes a community coming together to make a difference. Thank you for helping us support East Valley families and make the holidays a little brighter!
Happy Holidays! ❤️
❤️ Donate through Venmo:
EV-Holiday Meal Train
-holidaymealtrain2026
Verification code, if needed: 0729
💵 Cash donations are also welcome.
📝 Donate by Check:
Please make checks payable to EV Holiday Meal Train or Tami Scrivner.
Mail checks to:
East Valley School District
Special Programs
2002 Beaudry Road
Yakima, WA 98901
📩 QUESTIONS?
Tami Scrivner, Director of Special Programs ([email protected])
Bri Saldana, SP Administrative Assistant/District Translator ([email protected])
Olga Zuniga, EVSD Interventional Specialist ([email protected])
Hugo Camarillo, EVSD Interventional Specialist ([email protected])
Mari Gutierrez, MKV Navigator ([email protected])
EVSD Counseling Team:
Christy Stahl-THE, Tina Krish-EVE, Ashley Parish-MXE,
Andera Zagalow-EVC, Ken Hails-EVC, Lisa Bartheld-EVC
Raylene Lacaman-EVHS, Jennifer Mendoza-Mata-EVHS,
Felicitas Valdez-EVHS, Kelly Allan-EVHS
EV Community in Schools:
Natosha Hernandez-EVE
Charlene Polina-THE