A Year In Review

In July, we compiled a list of our accomplishments for our fiscal year (July 2006-June 2007) and we wanted to share those with you, our supporters.

• 10 Homework Club students increased their reading ability by at least one grade level. Of those, 3 students increased by two grade levels and 2 increased three grade levels.
• All students enrolled in HW Club completed at least 4 hands-on science projects
• 31 students enrolled in our summer program entitled, “Explore The World”
• Students created a “Recycling Station” in the center after studying about the environment and what they can do to help the Earth
• The center added a third adult English class this year, sponsored by Metro Refugee English Program. Those three classes can serve a total of 45 students at a given time.
• 53 adult English students have participated in English classes this year
• Two of the English classes visited the library and signed up for library cards
• We were able to extend our Lottery for Education Afterschool Programs (LEAP) grant to continue funding our afterschool program and two staff positions
• We were awarded $5000 from the Community Foundation to support staff salaries and allow us to keep our entire staff on through the summer
• An article in the Tennessean about our 10^th anniversary garnered us approximately $2000 in cash donations and approximately $100 worth of items on our Amazon.com wishlist
• 110 volunteers served a total of 902 hours in the 2006 calendar year
• 7 volunteers committed to work one-on-one with a child in reading
• 186 individuals participated in our Night Out Against Crime block party on August 1, 2006
• 50 children and youth enrolled in HW Club received free brand-name shoes through the “Cold Feet, Warm Shoes” program, sponsored by Genesco and David Thornton of the Tennessee Titans
• All computers at the Learning Center were upgraded in memory and operating systems (to Windows XP)