Education

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Education is vital to individual and community success. It is essential to getting and keeping a job with a livable wage and health benefits, and it is fundamental to a community's economic prosperity. A well-educated workforce attracts world-class jobs.

But nearly half of Pickens County third graders are not reading on grade level, and without your help, they face a dim future.

Your support of programs such as Camp iRock, Preschool Pages, Bright By Text, and others ensures that:

  • Children begin school ready to learn,
  • Young children achieve their potential, and
  • Parents and guardians are focused on their child's academic success and are engaged in their child's intellectual, emotional and social growth.
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