They go even further than simply teaching the three R’s: Readin’, ‘ritin’ and ‘rithmetic. At Grace Place in Golden Gate City, Fla., volunteers strive to teach at-risk and impoverished children and families the three basic L’s: Literacy, language and life skills. “Golden Gate City had been identified as the biggest pocket of need outside of Immokalee,” in Southwest Florida, explains Stephanie Munz Campbell, the director of Grace Place. “It’s a very under-served area.” After 20 years in Christian education, Stephanie felt God’s pull to reach out to this area of great need. Five years ago, when the struggling Golden Gate […]
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- Arlene Channell
- 27 Oct 2009
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