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Children at Marsh Pointe and Parkview Excited about NOC Afterschool Program.

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photo 1aThe week after Hurricane Irma passed by, NOC students from Beaufort Elementary School were successful in getting NOC to open the Beaufort centers mid-week, reversing NOC’s earlier decision to close for the entire week. These children are enthusiastic about coming to NOC’s Learning Centers at Marshpointe and Parkview, where they get help from dedicated public school teachers and have access to technology-based learning. Dr. Sharma, Founder and Chair of NOC, visited the two centers and encountered a group of happy children who were motivated by his brief talk on the importance of education and the core values of hard work, honesty, and respect. Program Manager John Leadem reported: “It was a very good visit by Dr. Sharma and the kids were especially excited. We had a very spirited and engaged group of students. I know the kids really appreciated the visit, the cookies, and the backpacks that he brought.  All in all, a great visit!”

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Annual “Fore the Teachers” Golf Tournament

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NOC’s annual “Fore the Teachers” golf tournament will be held on Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Port Royal Golf Club.

Players came out to support NOC.
Friends came out to support NOC.

 

Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m., followed by a Shotgun start at 9:00 a.m.

For details and Player/Sponsor registration forms, click on the links below:

 

Fore The TeachersTournament Player Registration

Fore The TeachersTournament Sponsor Registration

NOC is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible.

Players warming up for the tournament.
Players warming up for the tournament.

Letter of Support

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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

ACLU Executive Director Visits NOC in Hilton Head

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ACLU Ex Dir

On March 7, 2017, Shaundra Young Scott, Executive Director of the ACLU of South Carolina and the ACLU of South Carolina Foundation, met with Dr. Narendra Sharma, Founder and Chair of NOC.  Ms. Scott came to Hilton Head to learn about Neighborhood Outreach Connection’s (NOC) mission and outreach programs to combat poverty locally. She was keenly interested in NOC’s development approach, which is based on a strong presence in underserved neighborhoods. Ms. Scott and Dr. Sharma discussed the problems that the poor face locally: affordable housing, workforce development, and economic opportunities. They also discussed the fact that the Cordillo Board of Directors wants NOC to cease its services in its Cordillo Program Center and the irreparable harm that would fall to the children and families who are the beneficiaries of NOC’s programs in the Cordillo neighborhood. NOC looks forward to a continuing dialogue with the ACLU.

 

Community Support for Cordillo Program Center

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NOC Chair, Dr. Narendra P Sharma made a presentation about the situation at the Cordillo Program Center where NOC serves children and families living in poverty. The Cordillo Courts Board wants NOC to terminate its afterschool program immediately. Dr. Doug Fletcher, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Hilton Head, organized a meeting on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church. He extended to other community churches the following invitation to participate in the meeting:

“Dear colleague in ministry, I am writing to alert you to the fact that Neighborhood Outreach Connection (NOC) has been told by the Board at Cordillo Courts that they are no longer welcome to serve the 50 neighborhood children in the after school learning program there. They are being fined daily for operating in conflict with the board’s decision despite the fact that the Board had originally invited them in. …  I would like to invite you and interested members of your congregation to a meeting of the religious community to hear Dr. Sharma share what is taking place. You undoubtedly know of the work of NOC on the Island and in Beaufort County. With six after school learning centers touching over 450 children of low income families, NOC has demonstrated measurable results in student test scores. NOC has received numerous recognitions, including grants from the Community Foundation and Beaufort County schools. It has been lifted up for its work as one of the President George H.W. Bush “Thousand Points of Light.” Dr. Narendra Sharma was recently recognized with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Community Service.  God bless you.”

Dr. Sharma’s presentation can be viewed at the following link:  First Presbyterian Church Presentation

 

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Office Address
4 Dunmore Court
Bldg.  A, Suite 102
Hilton Head Island
SC 29926

Phone
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Mailing Address
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PO Box 23558
Hilton Head, SC, 29925

Program Centers

Beaufort:
Marsh Pointe Center
Waters at Ribaut Center

Bluffton:
Lowcountry Presbyterian Center

Hilton Head Island:
St. Luke’s/Cordillo Center
Island Lutheran Center
New Oaks Center