Coffee Talk with Christie

I am a part of this wonderful organization called, Graduate. It pays.

Here's the scoop:

30% of 9th graders in the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools will not graduate.

Around 900 high school students drop out every year.

• A dropout earns 32% less than a high school graduate
• A dropout is only qualified for 12% of available jobs
• A dropout is 3.5 times more likely to be in jail or prison as a high school graduate? That 80% of prisoners are high school dropouts
• A dropout is more likely to be in poor health, on public assistance and the single parent of a future dropout.

We must do better. Graduate. It pays. partners believe that increasing our high school graduation rate is the responsibility of the entire community and will take a sustained and coordinated investment of time and resources on the part of the school system, other public and private institutions, community organizations, and residents.

We invite you to join us.

Find out how we plan to stop the next 900 students from dropping out.

Let's make a difference, one student at a time.

Check out this link to sign up for volunteering! It only takes ONE HOUR A WEEK to make a difference, one student at a time.

I'm always working on something! =)