N&O Letter: Learning centers, too
07/21/2008
Your July 14 story about the new Chavis Heights community in downtown Raleigh ("Public housing complex draws criticism") did not include a very positive change for the children of Chavis Heights. The neighborhood, like others in recent years, has been revitalized through federal grants and partnerships in our community. In Chavis Heights and the new Capitol Park, for example, Communities In Schools of Wake County has collaborated with the Raleigh Housing Authority, Wake County and the Wake County Public School System (among others) to deliver afterschool programming to students who reside in these neighborhoods. Our learning centers focus on motivating students to live up to their individual academic potential. Each center has access to donated computers, professional educators and community volunteers dedicated to our young people's academic success.
