I am a fundraiser for
Achievement Academy of Durham
The Rescue Squad
Student Leader: Jewel Adams (Achievement University Student), Rictrice McKiver (GED)
Fundraising Leader: Ellen Bacon
Funding for emergency student needs
Achievement Academy students can only make it to school and concentrate on their education when their basic needs for shelter, food, transportation, and health care are met. Many of our families do not have the financial resources to consistently meet these needs, and frequently students are estranged from their families and do not receive the help that they need.
Our case manager works hard to find resources from throughout the community to help students deal with these unmet needs, but we spend nearly $5000 a year helping hardworking students cover housing, health, transportation, and other emergencies that would otherwise interrupt their education. Help us maintain this critical fund for emergency student support so that our students can stay in school.