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Who says Friday the 13th isn’t lucky?

Who says Friday the 13th isn’t lucky?

Volunteers from organizations in the Charleston area joined forces with Charleston Promise Neighborhood for Trident United Way’s Day of Caring 2013 on Friday, September 13th. Forget any "Friday the 13th" superstitions because Day of Caring has once again proved to be...

Hope for an Accurate Forecast!

Hope for an Accurate Forecast!

Charleston Promise Neighborhood has been selected by Glasspro as the WCBD-TV 3 Degree Guarantee nonprofit beneficiary for the month of September.   Each evening in September that WCBD-TV Chief Meteorologist Rob Fowler correctly forecasts the next day’s actual high...

Charleston Promise Neighborhood: A New Learning Community

Charleston Promise Neighborhood: A New Learning Community

As part of Charleston County School District’s Learning Community reorganization, Superintendent Dr. Nancy McGinley created the Charleston Promise Neighborhood (CPN) Learning Community, designed to accelerate academic performance at our four elementary schools: ...

CPN Students Create Smartphone App at Camp Blackbaud

CPN Students Create Smartphone App at Camp Blackbaud

https://vimeo.com/67132873 A partner with Charleston Promise Neighborhood since our incorporation in 2010, Blackbaud, Inc is a national organization that is devoted to providing nonprofits, including CPN, with software and services. Their expertise allows CPN to drive...

A Model for the Nation

A Model for the Nation

Like others in this fair city, some of Charleston’s teachers are soon to become film stars. I recently guided the School Improvement Network’s film crew from Salt Lake City around Charleston Promise Neighborhood (CPN), taking them to film our schools and community...

Chicora Students Breath Easier with Open Airways

Chicora Students Breath Easier with Open Airways

This semester, Charleston Promise Neighborhood (CPN) piloted the American Lung Association's award-winning Open Airways For Schools program at the Chicora School of Communications. Children that complete the program should be able to take more steps to manage their...

Hunger in the Lowcountry

Hunger in the Lowcountry

Hunger is a grim reality in the Charleston Promise Neighborhood area. The Principal, teachers, and service providers at Chicora School of Communications have seen it: the bloated stomachs of their elementary school students, the students who rush to the school lunch...

A Salute to AmeriCorps Week, March 9 – 17, 2013

A Salute to AmeriCorps Week, March 9 – 17, 2013

AmeriCorps*VISTA is the national service program of the Corporation for National and Community Service designed specifically to fight poverty. Authorized in 1964 as Volunteers in Service to America, the program was incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs...