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Archived
News - July 2008
CITI
FOUNDATION AND LYFORD CAY FOUNDATION HELP SALVATION ARMY EDUCATE LOCAL
CHILDREN
Local children in the
Grant’s Town and St. Thomas Moore areas now have the chance to improve
their reading and math skills thanks to a generous donation to The
Salvation Army. The Citi Foundation and the Lyford Cay Foundation
recently donated a pair of grants totaling nearly $50,000 to the Army
to establish a new educational program aimed at improving children’s
literary and mathematical skills. 
The
AutoSkill program is available through the After-school Program at both
the Mackey Street and Grant’s Town Salvation Army locations. The
software automatically scales itself to an appropriate skill level
regardless of the age of the student, enabling anyone to increase their
literacy or mathematical capability. The After-school Program
Administrator at The Salvation Army, Damon Bradshaw, personally visited
the local communities to recruit students for the program, and says the
response has been tremendous.
Photos
and Story by DP & Associaes
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To meet increasing demands, plans are being
developed to add community centers to the Army’s existing
facilities in Grand Bahama and Eleuthera. A Family
Life and Learning Center is being planned for Nassau. The School
for the Blind will be
relocated to the new campus, and this multipurpose complex will also be
a
place for family, educational, recreational, cultural activities, as
well as a school/centre for performing arts. The facility will be
made possible through grants from a variety of sources, including
Bahamian and international corporations, foundations, service clubs,
churches and individuals, who all believe in the Army’s mission and the
welfare our of nation. The actual programs and services are
intended to be a collaborative effort of number of agencies and
groups. They will be open to the public and will cater to all
ages.
Please call, write or visit us, or arrange for someone to visit
you, to find
out more about how you can help make these goals a
reality. Contact
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