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Our students’ success depends on our ability to provide them with intense academic support and structure, as well as our ability to find resources in the community to help them deal with the problems of transportation, childcare, employment, criminal justice, nutrition, birth control, and more.

You can help with either monetary or in-kind donations or gifts of your time and energy. The costs associated with educating a student limits the number of students we can successfully serve.

We gratefully acknowledge our major funders, past and present.

With your tax-deductible donation*, you can ensure that all hard-working students, regardless of their background or ability, are given every opportunity to succeed. We estimate that it costs us $2,500 to educate a student through his/her GED and an additional $1,000 to provide the necessary postsecondary support.

Support Achievement Academy of Durham today

Donate online through the Network For Good, or by mailing your donation directly to us at:

Achievement Academy of Durham
P.O. Box 15656
Durham, NC 27704-0656

Please make checks payable to “Achievement Academy of Durham”

Josh's Success Story

Josh tells his own story: “February 2008 marked a year since I became a student at the Achievement Academy. When I first started at the Achievement Academy I was 16 and my reading was at a sixth grade level. The last grade I passed in public school was eighth. Reading was the first subject test I needed to work on. I had to bring my level up to at least a tenth grade to even be able to begin studying for GED tests. So, I read and read more! I read many books: at night, at school, and in my spare time to practice reading and getting the main idea. First I found myself beginning to read at a faster pace. Then I found myself answering questions about a passage correctly. Even though it took me almost a year of very hard work, I did not give up. I passed the GED Reading test and last month I tested at a 12.7 grade reading level. In other words I now read at college level!
I am proud of myself; I worked hard to get to the appropriate reading level so I can move forward in life

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