Education

GWG promotes lifelong learning by supporting projects that educate individuals for a productive life from early childhood through higher education as well as those providing for teacher development and access to quality educational programs and job training.

Public Education Partners

Year Granted:

Grant Amount: $75,427

Fund the third and final year of a pilot program in Greenville County that provides training in Conscious Discipline. This a promising research-based classroom management program that addresses both teacher and student needs to create a healthy learning environment. The grant will fund the program in 27 schools.

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Greenville Literacy Association

Year Granted:

Grant Amount: $76,000

Two-year funding for a full-time Training and Career Counselor to support under-skilled adults.

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OnTrack Greenville

Year Granted:

Grant Amount: $50,000

Support a school-based collaboration aligning community resources to identify learning gaps due to the pandemic and keep students on track to high school graduation.

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Legacy Early College High School

Year Granted:

Grant Amount: $98,566

To fund increasing program costs and support program expansion to over 300 underserved students.

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YouthBASE

Year Granted:

Grant Amount: $80,000

To create a second YouthBASE site to provide individualized academic and social skills for at-risk students in the Judson/Welcome community. YouthBASE is a proven model and this project will double the capacity of the organization to ensure more children receive early intervention and stay on track for high school graduation.

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Girl Scouts of SC – Mountains to Midlands

Year Granted:

Grant Amount: $88,540

$88,540 over 2 years to establish Girl Scout troops for girls who are from low-income homes or are homeless.

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Fostering Great Ideas

Year Granted:

Grant Amount: $47,000

To develop a Greenville Tech student/staff mentoring program for foster children to assist with college applications and ensure college success

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Greenville Literacy Association

Year Granted:

Grant Amount: $59,158

Used to provide contextualized basic education courses to prepare 160 under-educated adults for specific skilled employment.

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Meyer Center for Special Children

Year Granted:

Grant Amount: $56,292

The money provided a reliable telephone system, commercial washer and dryer, and a new HVAC unit for the school, which serves children with disabilities.

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Meyer Center for Special Children

Year Granted:

Grant Amount: $50,552

To provide full and partial scholarships for 41 students for speech, occupational and physical therapy, along with educational services.

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