Education & Youth Development

Helping children and youth achieve their potential.

Within United Way’s four-county service area 50% of school-aged children come from poverty. One in ten of our school-aged children display chronic absenteeism leading to poor academic performance, an increased likelihood of dropping out, and an increased involvement in risky behaviors. Only 80% of students in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties graduate from high school on time with approximately 2,000 students dropping out of school each year.

United Way’s Education & Youth Development goal is to help all children and youth achieve their potential. We support programs that prepare children to start school ready to learn, help youth achieve academic success and graduate from high school on time, ready for college and the workforce. The programs provide supports to youth enabling them to successfully transition to adulthood and become contributing and productive members of the community.

Data Source: KIDS COUNT Data Center

2013 Education & Youth Development funded programs:

1. All Walks of Life: Arts Based Juvenile Delinquency Prevention & Youth Development Program
2. Bethesda Union Society of Savannah: Bethesda Academy
3. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Coastal Empire: BIGS in School
4. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Coastal Empire: Community Mentoring
5. Boy Scouts of America, Coastal Empire Council: Explorer Post Program
6. Boy Scouts of America, Coastal Empire Council: Learning for Life Career Education Program
7. Boy Scouts of America, Coastal Empire Council: ScoutReach
8. Boy Scouts of America, Coastal Empire Council: Traditional Scouting
9. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Empire: Academic Success
10. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Empire: Good Character & Citizenship
11. DEEP Center: After-School Writing Workshops
12. Effingham County Family Connection Commission: Willing Intervention Now for Students
13. Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia: Traditional Troop
14. Greenbriar Children’s Center: Early Childhood Development
15. Hodge Memorial Day Care Center: Day Care
16. Jewish Educational Alliance: Youth Development, Education & Recreation
17. Kicklighter Resource Center: Kicklighter Academy/Community Education
18. Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire: Empowering Youth & Family
19. Performance Initiatives After School Program
20. Royce Learning Center: The Tutoring Center at Royce
21. Salvation Army Savannah Corps: After-School Tutorial Program
22. Savannah Country Day School: Horizons Savannah
23. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center: Sound Start
24. Seniors of Walthourville: There is Still Hope
25. St. James Youth Services: After School-Kool Kids
26. St. James Youth Services: Summer Day Camp
27. Wesley Community Centers of Savannah: Early Childhood Education and Development Center
28. Wesley Community Centers of Savannah: Lady Bamford Early Childhood Education Center
29. Wesley Community Centers of Savannah: Multi-Cultural Youth Arts Camp
30. West Broad Street YMCA: After School Program
31. West Broad Street YMCA: Early Learning Center
32. West Broad Street YMCA: Summer Enrichment Program
33. YMCA of Coastal Georgia: Childcare
34. YMCA Coastal Georgia: Welcoming Hispanic Family Initiative