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- EIN 26-0907375
- (865) 208-5254
- 2425 Martin Luther King Jr Ave Knoxville TN 37914 USA
- https://www.shorafoundation.org/
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Education, Literacy, Remedial Reading & Encouragement, Youth Community Service Clubs
Mission: We provide a safe place culture for those in under-resourced areas by creating opportunities and transforming communities.
Results: Enrolling high school teens in GED programs Providing assistance to high school graduates such as help in enrolling in college, attending college orientations for support, and assisting with the completion of financial aid paperwork Providing over 1000 kids with school preparedness resources Community garden build, Garden on Selma, to fight food disparity in East Knoxville’s food desert Providing basic needs supplies to families in need, such as diapers, food, clothing, etc Ensuring the progression to the next grade level of 50 elementary and middle school students who come from low-income neighborhoods and failing schools Ensuring that every child in our program progress in reading and math each year
Target demographics: Children
Direct beneficiaries per year: Hundreds of students
Geographic areas served: East Knoxville
Programs: After school care, summer camp, tutoring, nutrition, mental health, STEM, art and more