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A New Look at Social Mobility and Opportunity Disparity

October 2, 2018 By Kevin Ulmer

opportunity map 2

Just released by the U.S. Census Bureau, the interactive Opportunity  Atlas  provides access to data that demonstrates how the neighborhood in which a child grows up can have a significant impact on the child’s success and future earning potential. Such analysis goes hand in hand with NOC’s development approach that focuses on helping children living in poverty to excel in school and achieve greater success in the future.

 Produced in collaboration with faculty at Harvard University and Brown University, the atlas provides access to data that supports social mobility estimates neighborhood by neighborhood.

Visit the following sites (U.S. Census Bureau and The New York Times) for detailed information and mapping samples:

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2018/10/opportunity-atlas.html?eml=gd&utm_campaign=20181001msacos1ccstors&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/upshot/maps-neighborhoods-shape-child-poverty.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Filed Under: Education

NOC’s Cordillo Program: A Special Thanks to Donors, Friends, and Volunteers

January 31, 2018 By nocadmin

Cordillo students

On behalf of NOC-Cordillo, we want to express our deepest gratitude to the Sisters of Charity, Long Cove Community Foundation, Wexford Plantation Charitable Foundation, United Way of the Lowcountry, Bargain Box, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, and Providence Presbyterian Church for their generous grants, as well as for donations from individuals that have allowed us to offer education and health programs in the Cordillo and Hedges communities.  It is an honor to assist the families that are so desperately underserved.

 This year has been filled with wonderful achievements that include all aspects of the NOC mission. We have worked hard with the community to maintain the public tennis courts.  We have taught the children the importance of maintaining their environment and caring for the Earth.  We work with the children daily to pick up trash in the community with the hope they will be good keepers of the Earth. This has trickled down to the parents and older children living in the community.  We have seen an improvement in the care of this public space.

We have worked hard to earn the trust of the community.  We have done this by wearing NOC t-shirts that let community members know we are in the neighborhood to serve the neighborhood.  We smile often and talk to anyone who will engage with us.  We have earned the acceptance and trust of the families we are serving.

We have watched the children in the learning center move from chaos to order.  They are working hard and positive results are showing in the latest test scores.  We are teaching them what it means to be good citizens.  They are learning peaceful conflict resolution and why education matters.

The parents of the children have been engaged by offering cleaning services at the learning center each Thursday, bringing snacks to the tennis courts and community gatherings, and helping us to keep an eye on the children during playtime.

Our volunteers and teachers have been key in our success. Students from Hilton Head Prep High School come each day to help. During playtime they play games with the children, and during work time they offer assistance with homework, reading, and math practice.  Our teachers from the public school have been hard working and consistent. They seem to experience much joy when they are working with the children in the learning center.

We have overcome challenges with the Cordillo Regime and we will continue to fight poverty and help all citizens in the community find the dream.  Without your generosity none of this would be possible. Your support means so much to these families. The work we are doing together is important and will help to change the world.

 Judy Blahut

Learning Center Manager, NOC-Cordillo

Filed Under: Education, Grants

Letter of Support

April 5, 2017 By nocadmin

The following letter recently appeared in the Island Packet:

Letter to the Editor:  Save the Tutoring at Cordillo Courts

Our country has been made great by the idea that educating children gives us a better future.    letter sm

If that education includes extra tutoring, even better. Those children will excel in the future.

People of Cordillo Courts apartments on Hilton Head Island who don’t want children born here to immigrants to have tutoring remind me of Caucasians who didn’t want black children to learn to read. Children are the future of the U.S., for all of us. Future engineers, doctors, lawyers, company managers all start as students.

Also, consider this point. Where are the parents of these children? They are cleaning your homes, cooking your meals, smoothing your golf courses, and taking care of your elderly parents. The very least we can do is tutor their children.

If children aren’t cared for after school, do you want those parents missing work? We are already losing workers here.

People opposing the tutoring program say they want to increase the value of their property. It increases in value when it’s used for education. Education is one of the highest values of America. Protect it and honor those who are providing it.

And unless they are Native Americans, their family once included hard-working immigrants and their children who got them where they are today.

Fran B. Reed (Hilton Head Island)

Island Packet, March 31, 2017

Link: http://www.islandpacket.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article141587009.html

Filed Under: Education, News

HHIE and NOC Begin Saturday School—A New Innovation

March 5, 2017 By nocadmin

The local school system is extending its Saturday learning program into selected neighborhoods, focusing on 3 sites (HH IB Elementary and NOC’s Learning Centers at Oaks and Cordillo).  Eventually 75 to 100 students are expected to participate in this program, which will take place on 7 Saturdays in March and April.

IB 1 (1)The brainchild of Sarah Owen, Principal, HHIB, this innovative program evolved from a series of meetings involving the HHIB Team and NOC Program Managers. The program provides academic support in reading, language arts, math, and test-taking skills required for the SC Ready and SC PASS tests. The first day (March 4, 2017) was highly successful. Students were enthusiastic and eager to get involved with the help of their teachers.

 

IB 2 (2)

C 7 (2) C 6 (2) C 3 (1)

 

O 2 (1)

Cordillo 1 (2)

Filed Under: Education, News

“Why you shouldn’t worry that South Carolina ACT scores fell last year.”

August 29, 2016 By nocadmin

ACT logo

According to a recent article in the Beaufort Gazette, composite 2016 ACT scores, which indicate college readiness of high school seniors, declined in both South Carolina and Beaufort County.  The article (linked below) provides details on this shift in performance.  NOC must sustain its mission to help children living in poverty to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to excel academically.

Read more:  http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/article97636757.html

Filed Under: Education

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