B - Educational

Richmond County Partnership for Children

To create a higher quality of life for children 0-5 in our county. Our emphasis is to strive to ensure that every child in Richmond County enters school healthy and ready to succeed in becoming an avid learner and ultimately a productive citizen who contributes to the future well-being of the community. Through collaborative efforts within our county, we will strive to ensure that all pre-Kindergarten children will have affordable, and access to high quality child care, will be healthy, and their families will have knowledge of and linked to community support services.

Fayetteville Urban Ministry, Inc.

At Fayetteville Urban Ministry our focus is transforming lives through FAITH, HOPE, LOVE, and SECURITY. The Find-A-Friend youth program strives to spark FAITH in youth for a brighter tomorrow.The Adult Literacy Program establishes HOPE for a better future through the gift of reading, education, and job preparation.The Emergency Assistance program seeks to LOVE our neighbors by meeting their basic needs for food, clothing, and crisis support. Finally, The Nehemiah Project builds SECURITY in our community by providing free home repairs to low-income homeowners.

North Carolina Foundation for Public School Children

The North Carolina Foundation for Public School Children is the education lifeline and safety net that offers hope, dignity, and opportunity to our state's most underserved public school students by providing for needs that local, state, and federal governments do not. Working directly through public school personnel, our mission is carried out through the Children's Fund, the Disaster Relief Fund, and the NC Teacher Cadet Program.