Enriching Education

“…it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education.”

                                                                      Chief Justice Earl Warren

                                                                      Brown v. Board of Education

                                                                      1954

Today’s students, educators, parents, and business leaders know the importance of education.  Workforce development, economic growth, capital investment, and long-term sustainability all depend on an educated population.  Good education makes for good citizens and good communities. 

Many also know the signs of struggling schools.  Overcrowding, underfunding, declining enrollment, school consolidations, faculty cutbacks, language barriers, student violence, student poverty, and absentee parents are common.  Community impacts may be less obvious but they are profound:  difficulty attracting employers, high crime rates, culture voids, and worst of all, immeasurable losses in human potential.

Cumberland Community Foundation has a history of investing in education through grantmaking.  Many of our grants are making a difference in individual lives through service-oriented programs addressing immediate student needs.  Other grants are funding capacity building to improve school infrastructure and support high-performing organizations working within the system.

We find ourselves in the position of collecting a great deal of knowledge about good things that are happening in our community in the area of education and want to share this knowledge with you.  Below is a link to more information about our grantmaking in the field of education.

For more information on ways to support education outcomes through charitable giving, contact the Cumberland Community Foundation at 910-483-4449.

Community Needs Community Giving – Enriching Education -Presented to Donors on November 12, 2007

NC Network of Grantmakers - Education Initiative:  Fayetteville Report, June 10, 2009