When we teach, we reach.
We support the education of African American college students with financial support, professional development, job training skills, and connections within the Charlottesville-Albemarle community.
In our increasingly interconnected world, tomorrow’s leaders must be collaborative thinkers, global citizens who embrace diversity. They will be expected to bridge cultures and continents and believe that leaders come from all walks of life.
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But students in Charlottesville and Albemarle County perceive a different truth entirely.
The absence of African American teachers leaves many African American students feeling disconnected from school, and the disparity creates misperceptions and stereotypes that disadvantage all students, regardless of race.
We want to change that.
Nearly 30% of school-age children in Charlottesville and Albemarle County are African American, but less than 10% of their teachers are.
We provide our Fellows with 3 types of support to help them succeed as teachers.
FINANCIAL
Full-time students receive up to $6,000 annually. Part-time up to $3,600.
PROFESSIONAL
Assistance navigating the job market. Firm partnerships with local school
SOCIAL
Mentoring program and a supportive network of current Fellow.
While many programs provide financial aid to college students, we go further. In addition tohelping pay for tuition, books, and licensure fees, we work one-on-one with each Fellow while she or he is studying to earn a teaching license. We connect Fellows to each other, to students, and to administrators in our community. We make sure that Fellows are prepared to be exceptional teachers from the first day they enter the classroom, and we continue to support them in their journey.
YOUR support impacts the Charlottesville-Albemarle community year after year.
Every year, a group of African American Teaching Fellows earns teaching licenses and joins the community-wide effort to create schools that model excellence, diversity, and student achievement. This growing group of educators works to eliminate racial disparity in our schools and prepare all students for a brighter, more collaborative future.
Our Fellows in schools will:
Teach
684
students in local classrooms
Touch the lives of
304
families in their school communities
Connect with
950
young people in the Charlottesville Albemarle area