Our fourth-quarter recipient in 2016 is Friends of Shanklin, who received $15,000 to fund students’ learning outside the classroom. Friends of Shanklin is a 501c3 started by the community to support the Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary School, a Title 1 school, serving students from kindergarten to grade 5.
“Shanklin is one of three schools in Beaufort County, South Carolina, that creates a positive school culture, following a learning model called the “Leader in Me”. Unlike other district schools however, Shanklin faces distinct challenges: About 20% of the students are transient throughout the year, school location limits easy access to afterschool community resources and about 7% of children come from homeless families.” (from the Friends of Shanklin website).
Visit their website at foshanklin.org to learn more. The next meeting of 100 Women Who Care will be held January 10, 2017.