The Crossing is a faith-based alternative school like no other I've ever seen, experienced, or heard of...in a good way--a GREAT way!!! Their mission is "To empower struggling students to become contributing members of their communities through academics, job-training programs, and faith-base mentoring". I have volunteered there and seen first hand (as you can also on their website www.crossingeducation.com) what an impact this organization has on its students through small teacher to student ratios and the level of in-depth caring the students receive from all staff and faculty involved with the school. They take students who've been expelled from elsewhere or simply dropped out and even travel to county schools asking for "the worst of the worst" in an effort to help turn their lives around. If you do visit the website, you can learn much more, but perhaps most importantly, hear numerous candid and personal testimonials from students who've already graduated with a High School Diploma, GED, or are well on their way to doing so after feeling like no one else cared enough to even give them such a chance. In addition, through the Job-Training Programs, students come away with not only valuable skills to aid in entering the workforce but also, through the teachers, mentors, job coaches and all the way up to the CEO, a massive network of vocational connections and possibilities they would never have found otherwise. The Crossing helps restore hope to the hopeless and help to the helpless. Please check out the website and or visit one of the nearly 20 campuses when/if you can and feel led to; I cannot think of a better Non-Profit business to contribute to nor any other alternative school with such a proven and promising impact, whether you are able and willing to assist financially, through volunteering your time, or simply through your prayers. :)
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- EIN 26-0588186
- (574) 226-0671
- 515 South Main Street Elkhart IN 46516-3254 USA
- www.crossingeducation.com
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Secondary & High Schools
Mission: Empowering struggling students to become contributing members of their communities through academics, job training, and faith-based character education.
Programs: The crossing school of business and entrepreneurship provides struggling students with an opportunity to earn credits toward a diploma utilizing a self-paced, online curriculum. We employ licensed, certified teachers who provide assistance to students to keep them engaged and focused. In addition, we provided students the opportunity to enhance both technical and soft skills through our job training program. Our goal is that when students graduate they will possess skills which make them attractive candidates to the workforce at large in their communities. The job training program includes individual internships; work teams; and student led micro-businesses at both our campuses and our manufacturing-based satellite locations. We engage our students through faith-based character education, which we believe provides students with the outlet to discuss the issues they are dealing with in life through a safe and confidential setting. We introduce and cultivate the idea of a relationship with god and his son jesus christ. We encourage volunteers to become mentors to our students to help facilitate this program. Our teachers and staff are expected to engage with students through character education outside of the classroom setting.