Educate a Child Archives

Charlotte church finds success in children’s summer literacy program

Posted March 28th, 2016

Freedom School Partners are making a difference for those in need by Rick Jones | Presbyterian News Service Literacy skills, character strengths and a community that believes in success. Those are… Read more »

Church partnership leads to successful tutoring program in Kentucky community

Posted March 28th, 2016

Presbyterian Church invests in Educate a Child initiative By Rick Jones Compassion, Peace and Justice Communications Yvonne and José moved with their parents to Shelbyville, Ky., from Central America when… Read more »

North Carolina church transforming the lives of resettled families

Posted March 28th, 2016

Education is the focus of 20-year initiative By Rick Jones Compassion, Peace and Justice Communications Editor’s note: Since this story was published, Rev. John Odom accepted a call to serve as… Read more »

Presbyterians share ideas and vision for educating children

Posted March 25th, 2016

Big Tent 2015 workshop focused on national Educate a Child initiative by Rick Jones | Presbyterian News Service Around the corner and around the world, young people can benefit from… Read more »

Tacoma church finds success in learning center for children

Posted February 22nd, 2016

Science, Technology and Common Core Standards are Foundation of Program by Rick Jones | Presbyterian News Service Louisville, February 22, 2016—On any given afternoon, the Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Wash.,… Read more »

‘Educate a Child’ initiative aims to remove stumbling blocks

Posted February 11th, 2016

“Educate a Child,” approved by the 221st General Assembly of the PC(USA), calls on Presbyterians “to work with partners in the U.S. and worldwide to improve the quality of education for 1 million children by 2020.”

Presbyterian funded community school partnership in Illinois gets rave reviews

Posted January 1st, 2016

Project is a ‘DREAAM’ Come True for African-American Boys at Risk by Rick Jones | Presbyterian News Service Louisville, January 1, 2016—“Let’s rock the DREAAM House, Rock the DREAAM House.” Those are… Read more »

Pennsylvania church celebrates half a century of helping children succeed

Posted April 14th, 2015

By Rick Jones For more than 50 years, the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church has helped local children succeed in school through its own in-house tutoring program. But the Pennsylvania church traces… Read more »