Education Programs
Back to School
Vocational Training Support
After School
Digital Divide
THE CHALLENGES
During the school year, we support after-school programs in which many children can take part in fun, learning activities, and receive one on one tutoring.
OUR IMPACT IN 2017
youth benefited from an after-school program in Georgia
vocational training participants received one-on-one tutoring support though a vocational training program sponsored by the McDowell County Career & Technology Center
elementary and middle school students received backpacks filled with school supplies throughout Appalachia and elsewhere
“Afterschool” Program Serves Kids in West Virginia All Year Round
In McDowell County, West Virginia we support an afterschool program operated by our partner there, Big Creek People in Action (BCPIA). But actually, it’s technically incorrect to call it an “afterschool” program since it’s a service BCPIA provides year-round for...
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Backpacks for George’s Creek Elementary School
Nearly one in four residents of the small town of Lonaconing, located in the Appalachian region of Maryland, live in poverty, about 10 percent higher than the natural average of 14 percent. Many of these children’s parents struggle to just make sure there is plenty of...
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Back-to-School in Beattyville
On the morning of August 3, hundreds of Lee County, Kentucky students, and their parents arrived at Beattyville Elementary bright and early to wait in line for the school’s doors to open at 8:30 a.m. No, it wasn’t for the first day of school just yet, but for its...
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