Yazoo County High School and Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute

Duration of partnership: 3 years3 volunteersImpacts 386 students Persuading high school students to read for a purpose – or for pleasure – is a difficult task.  Getting them to write to a specific audience – or for personal gratification – is ex...

Power APAC (Jackson) and Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent,...

Duration of partnership: 18 years85 volunteersImpacts 600 students Since 1994 Power Academic and Performing Arts Complex and the law firm of Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, now named Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre...

Perkinston Elementary and Traweek Tree and Landscape, Bank...

Duration of partnership: 1.5 yearsImpacts 564 studentsPerkinston Elementary School (PES), with leadership from Tonya Bolton, Principal, has a vision for student success. Students, given effective academic guidance with high expectations, adequate ...

N.R. Burger Middle School Parent Teacher Student Association

Duration of partnership: 2 years19 volunteersImpacts 611 students In 2010-2011, N. R. Burger Middle School’s Parent Teacher Student Association collaborated with Target and Dollar General Store for an Arts/Culture Grant to promote and enhance read...

Newton Municipal School District and Central Mississippi Residential...

Duration of partnership: 4 years3 volunteersImpacts 600 students The Youth Mental Health Day program is an educational community health outreach program that bridges a gap in youth mental health care services.  Students travel to Central Missis...

Newton Elementary and Friends of Children of Mississippi...

Duration of partnership: 2 years10 volunteersImpacts 225 students Newton Elementary School has a partnership with Friends of Children of Mississippi Inc. Crossroads Head Start. Our district purchased a reading program and we have allowed Crossro...

George Elementary (Jackson) and Colonial Heights Baptist Church,...

60+ collective years300 volunteersImpacts 210 students Breaking News!  George Elementary School has    P. – PassionateA. - Adopters Attaining andS. – SustainingS.  - Student Success   It goes without saying, only heaven knows of all the wa...