Recent Grants, continued
FY11 (Fall 2010 - Spring 2011), continued
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Freedom School Partners |
Program support for 50 children to attend a six-week program focused on eradicating the summer learning loss in at-risk youth. | $50,000 |
| Impact Alabama Birmingham, AL |
Program Support for SpeakFirst, which aims to reinvigorate Birmingham’s inner city youth by engaging them in a competitive debate program enhanced by standardized test preparation, summer internships, and college guidance. | $20,000 |
| Meck-Ed Charlotte, NC |
Program Support for initiatives that develop leaders within CMS and general operating support for Meck-Ed. | $100,000 |
| National Summer Learning Association for work in Birmingham, AL |
Program Support for a research and planning project to assess the availability, quality and capacity of summer learning programs serving youth living in poverty in Birmingham and engage critical stakeholders in a strategic planning effort intended to increase summer learning opportunities for high-need youth. | $45,000 |
| New Leaders for New Schools Charlotte, NC |
Program support for training and supporting Resident Principals, aspiring school leaders placed in Charlotte's highest need urban public schools | $25,000 |
| Odyssey Atlanta, GA |
Program Support for Odyssey High, a summer academic program which helps students achieve academic success, graduate from high school, and pursue higher education. | $20,000 |
| Parent University Charlotte, NC |
Program Support for CMS Parent University, a collaborative effort to engage families as full partners in their children’s education. The program offers free workshops and resources to help parents help their children become successful in school and in life. | $50,000 |
| Posse Foundation Atlanta, GA |
Support for Posse Atlanta, which identifies, recruits and trains APS students and sends them in groups called Posses to elite colleges and universities, partners which provide a full-tuition merit-based scholarship for every Scholar. Posse Scholars graduate college at a rate of over 90%. | $20,000 |
| Project LIFT Charlotte, NC |
Support for this 5-year program which seeks to narrow the achievement gap in CMS by increasing proficiency and graduation rates in the West Charlotte corridor. | $1,000,000 ($200,000 for 5 years) |
| Right Moves for Youth Charlotte, NC |
Program Support for Right Moves for Youth, which mentors and motivates student program participants in grades 6 - 12 to succeed in school and attain the life skills necessary to become proactive and contributing members of society. | $20,000 |
| STAIR Birmingham, AL |
Program Support for STAIR, an afterschool program that focuses on improving the reading skills of second grade children in Title I schools in Birmingham. | $10,000 |
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