Tutoring

One student, once a week, for one hour - one-on-one tutoring changes lives. Tutoring raises literacy rates, increases SAT scores, and dramatically affects the confidence and self-esteem of the student. The CARE Center has 3 established tutoring programs at New Hope Elementary, Owens Cross Roads Elementary, and Madison County Elementary. For more information, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for New Hope Elementary, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for Owens Cross Roads Elementary, and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for Madison County Elementary tutoring opportunities.

NHES/CARE Center Science Lab

The CARE Center, in partnership with New Hope Elementary, created a state of the art science lab for children in grades k-8th. The purpose of this lab is to increase test scores in science and give students an opportunity to see the possibilities that science can offer. Research demonstrates that science can successfully reach struggling students. An interest in science will also help them excel in reading, writing, and math. To see a our Wish List for the Science Lab and Greenhouse, click here. For more info on this lab or to volunteer, please contact Melinda Clark at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

CARE Packs

This ministry helps provide children with the school supplies they need to have a successful school year. Parents sign-up at the end of the school year, pay $5.00 and register their child by grade/gender. In early August they can come to the CARE Center to pick-up their child's backpack and school supplies. It affirms the parents by requiring them to pay a reduced price for the backpacks and helps the children walk into school with one less barrier so they can focus their energy on learning. Volunteers are matched with a child and fill the backpack with all the needed materials. For more info, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Bags of Blessings

This program will provide meal packs to school children on free and reduced lunch. In many cases, the meal at school is the only meal(s) these children receive. The meal packs are distributed discreetly into the child’s backpack on Friday’s and help supplement the child through the weekend. There is a larger pack that is handed out for Christmas, breaks, and summer. A handful of churches in town are currently sponsoring other schools in town meeting some, not all of the needs in each school. The school we will be supporting is New Hope Elementary. We will serve 229 children pre k-5th grade each week. For more information, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

21st Century Learning Center

The CARE Center, in participation with New Hope Elementary School, has been awarded the 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant. This program helps students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, like reading, math and science; it offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.  For more information, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Sisters of Faith Mentoring Program

Sisters of Faith is a Christ centered mentoring program designed especially for girls at NHES grades 4 through 6. The program is designed to create a partnership between parents, teachers, counselors, and mentors that encourages each girl to develop and reach for her dreams. The purpose of the mentor-child relationship is to promote self-esteem, encourage positive life building behaviors including healthy relationships, and develop purposeful life goals such as a high school diploma and college. Sisters of Faith strives to develop servant leaders who will help build and sustain our community. For more information contact Lisa May at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Summer Camp Scholarships

The CARE Center sponsored 9 high school youth to attend various Christian based summer camps in ’10. They had the time of their lives and several of those made the decision to accept Christ into their lives. Praise God! The CARE Center also sponsored 12 children to attend a local science based camp called Camp Invention in June ’10. This camp gave the children an opportunity to create, dream, invent, and get excited about learning. For more information, contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

LAUNCH

If you’re 17-21 and out of school, LAUNCH just might be the place for you!

The emphasis of LAUNCH is education and employment. If you haven’t finished high school, Launch can help you finish school or obtain your GED. If you have finished High School or received your GED, Launch can help figure out where to go from there.

If you don’t know what career is right for you, Launch can help you explore your options and identify a career path. Launch can facilitate job-shadowing, work experiences, and on-the-job training to acquaint you with the work world, while providing you with coaching and mentoring along the way. For more info contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For additional info on Launch go to their website at http://www.launchprogram.org.

CARE Center/NHHS Summer Intern Program

The CARE Center, in partnership with Tara Manufacturing and Tara Graphics, started a summer intern program for students at NHHS in '10. The summer program included students working at Tara Graphics or Manufacturing, attending classes on goal setting, completing Dave Ramsey for Teens Financial Class, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, and volunteering at the CARE Center. Four students from NHHS successfully went through this program. For more info, contact Tara Furlough at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

NHHS/CARE Center Partnership

The CARE Center continues to make the students at New Hope High School a main focus of their ministry. Through First in Family Scholarships, high school seniors who are the first in their family to attend college have an opportunity to apply for $1,000 college scholarships.

In '10 the CARE Center granted 2 of these scholarships. The CARE Center also partners with NHHS to offer Lunch and Learns. These are designed to be a fun and informal educational tool for the students at NHHS. The goal is to provide an hour of enrichment to the minds of the students on topics of interest while encouraging students to stay in school and graduate. Students were given surveys that asked them questions about their current interests and hobbies, as well any interests they may have for the planning of their futures. The guest speakers are individuals that may have graduated from New Hope, live in the community, work in the area, or just support the schools' goals to excel. Giving their time and resources to a small classroom of students on their lunch break allows them to share their stories with the students, while making good use of everyone's busy schedules. For more info on how to get involved at NHHS, contact Chaundra at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .