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It has been a desire of the Staff at the Reichert House Youth Academy to have adequate funding to enable us to provide training in music, drama, drawing, and other art forms to the youth enrolled at the Reichert House. In the past, we have tried to develop a boys' choir similar to the Tallahassee Boy's Choir or the Harlem Boys' Choir. However, we realize that we lack the professional training to bring our youth up to that level. All our funding is currently being used to sustain the necessary elements of our program--academic tutoring, anger management and other counseling, food for a hot meal daily, transportation from school to our facility and back home each day, staff salaries, utilities, etc. We need to find a grant that would give us the funding necessary to help us locate a professional that would be able to come and work with our youth to develop their art skills. We have an adequate facility to meet in and we have some of the equipment necessary to use with a choir. We just need someone that loves youth and that could see their potential to help the youth develop their natural talents. I am interested in learning more about the 'Learning in the Arts Grants' to see if it would be a good fit for our group. Reichert House has been serving at-risk youth for over 20 years. We grow each year and currently have 120 youth enrolled. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our program and offer more opportunities for these youth to expand their knowledge and participate in all sorts of wholesome activities that might otherwise not be available in their lives.

Is there a grant for 2010 to help us with our youth football field? It is in bad shape and we need new grass. We have tride to fix it our self but with no luck.

Dear Mattie,
We want to thank you for allowing us to know your strggle with OCD. How your deterination and persistence helped you in you struggle. Our Grandson has just been diagnosed with OCD, and has just began his struggle. We were hoping you would share you essay with us.
We admire you courage.
Thank You,

Mary Graham

As Director of this Ministry, we work diligently in creating platforms for the at-risk youth.
We presently, have formed a youth Board of Directors. This Youth Board will have the priviledge to
carry out through youth service, different componets that will build a brighter community, as well as
build youth of success.

What is this volunteer for?

TeaCup Girls Mentoring Program is located in Decatur, GA. This organization is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of young at risk girls ages 5 - 17. Girls live's are being change through motivational workshops, hands on activities, community out reach and group mentoing. The girls in this program participated in community services where they have been involved with feeding the homeless at a local shelter and visiting the aging citizens at a local nursering home where they provided customer service to the elderly woman in giving free pedicures. Also, TeaCup girls participated in a King & Queen Contest at the nursing home where they surrendered their support. These girls have also had the opportunity to give back to the community by volunteer during the M L King a Day On Project where they cleaned the lawn and prepared the nature trail at a local park. Because these girls have been involved in this program their lives have been changed where they feel they are needed to make a difference in somebody else's live.

the link to the full column is dead. Where can I read the rest of this?

I am seeking higher education, and I am in need of college funding. I am interested in studing phycology so I can help troubled young woman over come obstacle in thier every day life's.

Hi, I live in HK. Can i take part?

I love football but why so early in life do we want to start kids towards the NFL?

please send information on enviromental conservation grants we develop children of 3-18 years and we have enviromental programs

The Center for Math and Science Education (CMSE) at Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. This part of western North Carolina is known for rugged terrain with relatively isolated rural populations and schools. In addition, this region has a high percentage of low income families which results in low property values and ultimately low funds for public schools. These schools are often at a disadvantage to schools in the more affluent areas such as Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh and their surrounding areas. Budgets for these small schools don't allow for the equipment necessary to prepare these rural students for a global economy compared to the more affluent parts of North Carolina. The CMSE has begun a math and science equipment program (http://www.wcu.edu/25405.asp)that allows schools from fourteen western North Carolina counties access to math and science equipment that they cannot afford to purchase outright. Currently, teachers must pick up and drop off the equipment which precludes some of the more rural schools from realistically participating in the program. The long-term goal for the CMSE is to provide the option for teachers to request equipment without having to drive which, for some schools, can be a 3 hour round-trip. The CMSE would like to provide shipping to/from schools that the CMSE serves. FedEx has a great reputation within academia for providing safe, reliable, and quality shipping for university research. The CMSE would like to utilize these great qualities to better serve the rural schools of western North Carolina and FedEx has the track record to meet the need. Please advise on any suggestions on how we may proceed to develop a partnership with FedEx and the rural teachers of western North Carolina.

Thanks,

Victor Agraz
Western Carolina University
Center for Math and Science Education
149 Cordelia Camp Building
Cullowhee, NC 28723
(828)22-2771
vagraz@email.wcu.edu