Looking for some way to make a difference here in the DC and NorthernVA area?
The Higher Achievement Program is a local organization that is doing good works in our community and like all organization they could use our help. What's the mission of the program?
As stated on their website:
"The Higher Achievement Program Higher Achievement's mission is to develop academic skills, behaviors, and attitudes in academically motivated and underserved middle school children to improve their grades, test scores, attendance, and opportunities – resulting in acceptance to college preparatory high schools. We close the achievement gap by offering motivated middle school students from under-served areas an opportunity-rich, nationally recognized year-round educational and high school preparatory program. The program, held after school and during the summer, culminates in college preparatory high school placement. For over 33 years, Higher Achievement has helped over 10,000 students achieve academic excellence. Grades improve, test scores improve, and academic behaviors are fostered through a program that works."
How can you help?
You can help by being a tutoring a student one night a week between the hours of 6pm to 8pm. You can also make direct donations to the program . These donations go to the training of mentors as well as the students afterschool and summer enrichment programs.
Help us reach our goal of spreading positive change by purchasing one of our shirts from the retailers or by joining one of our Try Change communities below. As always if you or your organization has a story of how your making a difference please share it with us so we can share it with everyone.
The Try Change line of shirts can be purchased at the following locations:
Fashion Mechanics in the Springfield and Manassas Mall
Evado in the Fair Oaks Mall
Shadows in the Forestville Centre
SWANK in the Pentagon City Mall
Indigo in Georgetown
Sport Zone- Selected locations
Remember that we donate 10% to our official partners Volunteers of America Chesapeake. If you want to purchase a Try Change T-Shirts but cannot get to MD, VA or DC you can purchase them online at SWANK's online store.
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Thank you!
Vince and Chrissie at Try Change LLC
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