Paul E. Foxworth, Sr.

Name of Organization: 
 
Achievers Academies of NC, Inc. (AANCI)

Estimate of Number of Volunteer Hours for 2023:  720 hours

Summary of organization’s accomplishments
 
This year has been a great year of genesis for AANCI. Since April of 2023, we have incorporated, received our 501(c)(3) non-profit status, successfully ran our initial summer program with 14 youth, and reached a current census of 26 youth. We recently were approved for a Wal Mart grant in the amount of $1000 and are in consideration for a grant from United Way. Also, we are currently in talks with two townships in Lenoir County to start programs this coming Spring 2024.

Year founded:  2023

Describe your agency’s work:
Achievers Academies of NC, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide summer and after-school enrichment programming for the youth and teens of NC to ensure ACHIEVEMENT academically, intellectually, socially, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We empower local youth by offering a safe and nurturing environment where they can enhance their educational experience, develop life skills, and build character.

What motivates you to serve?
 
LOVE is my motivation. I taught in the public school system for 3 years. During that time I realized that our youth are facing many challenges in the home and community before they get to school which make learning difficult. This led me to leave education and to go into mental health support services. I am committed to alleviating the barriers to learning that many of our youth experience and to level the playing field. There should not be disparities in achievement due to economic status or race. I truly believe that every child can ACHIEVE if given the proper support.

How has your work touched the lives of youth and others in your community
I know that the work we are doing is touching lives because of the smiles on our children’s faces. So many days they do not want to leave the program. The parents report that they want to make sure they are getting to the program as often as possible. And now, we are starting to get reports from teachers that students are doing better in their classes because of the services we provide.

Do you have a personal motto or Bible verse that guides your life?
 
“Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.”

Describe your family: (spouse, children, etc.)
 
I am a single father with two adult children, Paul Jr and Richard. I have two grandchildren, Landon and Nairobi.

What advice would you offer to others wanting to serve?
 
Develop a team of like-minded individuals, trust each other and benefit from collaborations with others in the community. We can do better together.

Alice Stancil

Name of Organization: 
One Eighty Enrichment, Inc.

Number of Volunteer Hours:  100+

Year organization founded: 2023

Describe your agency’s work:
 
Our program is specifically tailored to serve African-American girls and involves considering their unique physical, emotional and social needs. 
 
Our program is structured to provide a comprehensive wellness program for girls.
 
We provided a health care screening on youth and mental illness.
 
We gave out books; Covid-19 test kits and boxes of fresh produce.

What motivates you to serve?
 
I see so many girls with low self-esteem and I want to be the one to help them improve their self-esteem, positive body image and confidence.

How has your work touched the lives of youth and others in your community
We have started a step team class that focuses on exercising the body. We have held workshop to educate our girls about nutrition and healthy eating habits.

Do you have a personal motto or Bible verse that guides your life?
 
If I can be of service, let me serve.

Describe your family: (spouse, children, etc.)
 
Spouse Danny Stancil and four godchildren

What advice would you offer to others wanting to serve?
 
If you have a heart for serving by all means serve even if it starts in a small way. There is always something to do.  Don’t wait.

Bishop Danny Stancil

Name of Organization: 
 
Next in Line Community Outreach

Summary of organization’s accomplishments
 
Volunteer Hours:  100+


Year organization founded: 2006

Describe your agency’s work:
 Mental Health Youth Involvement
Health Screenings
Delivered 240 plates to the homeless
Delivered Covid-19 Test Kits
Delivered 100 free books to 40 kids

Our mission:  We work with kids in an afterschool setting Stressing the importance of reading, maintaining good grades and remaining in school.

What motivates you to serve?
 
I have always wanted to give back to my community by touching the lives of youth who are struggling in school.

How has your work touched the lives of youth and others in your community
We have touched a lot of youth in our community.  We have given out Covid-19 test kids; passed out school supplies,  and hosted a health and wellness fair.

Do you have a personal motto or Bible verse that guides your life?
 
If I can help someone as I journey along, then my living will not be in vain.

Describe your family: (spouse, children, etc.)
 
Spouse Alice Stancil and four godchildren

What advice would you offer to others wanting to serve?
 
My advice would be to go out and start serving somewhere, just don’t put it off.

Name of Organization: 
 
Christine Legacy Foundation

Summary of organization’s accomplishments
 
Strengthening the Foundation Leadership Development program for African-American nonprofit leaders

Continuing Education: Grant writing Workshop

Website ,Facebook, and Instagram

Funded Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) Endowment Scholarship

Established Angnes Tilley and Thelma Davis Education/ Volunteer Service Award

Established  Weekend Back Program ( Northeast Elementary) Funding
St Peters We Care House

Year organization founded:
2021

Describe your agency’s work:
 
What is your organization’s mission?
To Strengthen  organizations in the African American Community to empower, unify,  make changes to bring positive growth

What motivates you to serve?
 
I feel like  I was  born to serve others. I am a retired elementary school teacher and spent 39 years in communities that needed support in all areas

How has your work touched the lives of youth and others in your community
I think the greatest initiatives has been support of weekend backpack program which ensues children will have a nutrition on the weekend. The We Care House in Winston-Salem  not only provide food , living needs, but also medical services through a consortium  with one of the local health agency to improve health care in the community.

Do you have a personal motto or Bible verse that guides your life?
 
Jeremiah  29:11 I am sure God purpose has always been clear  to serve others

Describe your family: (spouse, children, etc.)
 
I am the eldest of three siblings:  2 brothers  and 1 sister.  We were taught to stick together and to serve our fellowman. Our mother was a great example of that I have 4 half siblings: 3 boys and 1 girl who entered my life later and have been a joy to learn.

What advice would you offer to others wanting to serve?
 
Get to know the people in the community  you will serve personally  and never  think you know what it will take to make a change. Have lots of
conversations .
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Theresa (Miss Tee) Williams is a seasoned grant writer and longtime children’s advocate who has helped to secure a variety of funding sources for initiatives in all of the communities that she has lived in since 1993.

Miss Tee is a member of American Grant Writers Association (AGWA); Blacks in Nonprofits; Urban Awareness USA; and the Professional Writer’s Alliance, Williams is a Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) and has served as an administrative and nonprofit consultant for numerous organizations including ENC Nonprofit Partners, Inc; Young Women of  Promise, Inc.;  Kinston Promise Neighborhood; Charlotte
Mecklenburg School System; Duke Power Company; Kids Voting of Cabarrus and Mecklenburg County and 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte.
 
Since 1993, she has organized numerous youth development; education and service learning opportunities for youth in Lenoir, Pitt, Greene, Duplin, Beaufort, Mecklenburg, Rowan and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina. She has expertise in Youth Program Development. Successful and award winning programs have included ENC Voices of Youth, Young Women of Promise, CMS Math and Science Camp-ins, Class Project 2000 and 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte Movement of
Youth Program.
 
Most recently she wrote successful grants to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 21st CCLC Program; Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium; Youth Service America; the NC MLK Commission; and Dollar General Literacy Foundation; Walmart; Ross Stores for operational support of nonprofit initiatives programs in eastern North Carolina.
 
She has successfully written grant proposals that have benefitted a number of Lenoir County agencies including Young Women of Promise (TANF afterschool grant ($87,000);  NASA Summer of Innovation ($5,000); Ben and Jerry Foundation ($1,000); America's Promise ($3,000); Youth Service America ( over $15,000); Lenoir-Greene County Partnership for Children (NC Dropout Prevention grant ($275,000); North Carolina Human Relations Martin Luther King Commission ($7,500) ; Kinston Promise Neighborhood – 21st Century Learning Centers ($400,000); Greater Kinston Community Development Corporation – 21st Century Learning Centers ($400,000) ; and Kinston Charter Academy – NC DPI Learn and Serve America Grant – ($15,000).
 
Her experience in grant writing has resulted in additional grant awards including Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation; NC Department of Health and Human Services; Learn and Serve America, America’s Promise Alliance; Points of Light Foundation, Compassion Capital Fund; Southern Partners Fund; Fund for Southern Communities; Philip Morris USA, Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Dollar General; Open Society Institute; Bridge Builders Foundation, Bank of America Foundation, Boston Foundation, Tides Foundation, Peace Development Fund; North Carolina Civic Education Consortium; National Alliance of Faith and Justice, Youth Service America, Ben and Jerry Foundation; Whole Kids Foundation; POST Middle School Matters and more.

Name of Organization:  My Healing Within, Inc.

Estimate of Number of Volunteer Hours for 2023:  550+

Summary of organization’s accomplishments
 
Support Group for Domestic Violence Woman in the community, Offered workshops on different issues for women, collected: toiletries, shoes, clothes, and adopted a Domestic Violence family for Christmas, provide meals, and talked to many domestic violence women on the phone/through social media and helped with resources.

Year founded:  2021

Describe your agency’s work:
The mission of My Healing Within is to advocate for and empower domestic violence survivors by providing free, safe, and confidential shelter and support services.

What motivates you to serve?
 
A survivor myself, I have made it my mission to assist other women and their children as they seek to rebuild their lives in a safe environment. I wants to take more action to assure that women in abusive relationships have access to living and mental health resources they need in order to establish their independence and healing.  I serves survivors from all walks of life, with compassion, empathy, exceptional service, and integrity.
 

How has your work touched the lives of youth and others in your community
We were able to give many women resources to get out of a domestic violence situation. And, gave them hope that things will get better!

Do you have a personal motto or Bible verse that guides your life?
 
I can do ALL things through Christ which strengthening me! Philippians 4:13

Describe your family: (spouse, children, etc.)
 
One daughter, name Courtney that loves to help others as well.

What advice would you offer to others wanting to serve?
 
Volunteering is important because it provides assistance to organizations that are aimed to better the community. It will make you feel good while you doing it when you see that you are putting a smile on someone’s face.

Rev. Dr. Andra Cunningham
Pastor, Greater Glory AME Church


Rev. Dr. Andra Cunningham is the Pastor of Greater Glory AME Mission Church in Greenville NC. Rev. Cunningham is an ordained Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.  She is a Thriving in Ministry Pastor in the Christian Alliance for Pastors under Dale C. Bronner.  She is also a member of the Living the Word Ministry-Greenville, NC Cohort, where she serves to impact issues of biblical and social justice.
Rev. Dr. Cunningham is active in community service and outreach projects throughout the city of Greenville. She is a talk show host on the “Ministry at Night” the Awesome Radio 106.9 FM and GPATTV Public Access Television broadcasts.  She is also a member of Greenville’s Iota Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

GREATER GLORY AME MISSION CHURCH

Greater Glory AME Mission Church seeks to serve and empower those in the
Greenville, N.C. community to live “Christian Spirit-filled” lives that will make
disciples and lead others to Christ.

Greater Glory AME Mission Church has been serving the Greenville area since
2021 under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Andra Cunningham, Pastor.

In-Person Sunday Services: are held 10:00 am at the
South Greenville Recreation Center- 851 Howell St., Greenville N.C. 27834.

Virtual Sunday Services can be viewed beginning at 9:15 am on
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/greatergloryame and on
You Tube at Greater Glory AME Church - YouTube.

Bible Study and Praise and Worship: Wednesdays at 5:00 pm-7:00 pm-
In Person and via Zoom

2821 South Memorial Drive., Greenville N.C. 27834.

Radio Broadcast: Ministry at Night-11:30 PM - Tuesday and Thursdays-
On AwesomeRadio 106.9 FM

GPATT 23 Public Access TV- Services may be viewed
Sundays and Wednesdays at 1:00 pm.



For more information: See greatergloryame.org.

Dr. Nay Malloy Howell serves as our Senior Consultant and Project Leader for Strengthening the Foundation Leadership Development Program for African American Leaders.

A native of Durham, North Carolina, since childhood, Dr. Howell has been aware of injustices and disparities of resources for identifiable groups. She has devoted her life’s work to serving others while righting the wrongs; equipping others to address institutional inequities. A civil rights and social change trailblazer since junior high school she and her three younger sisters integrated Lowe’s Grove Elementary School in Durham, a previously all White school. After breaking many barriers of discrimination during her formative school years, their family learned to build bridges between diverse groups of people, based on race, age, and socioeconomic class particularly. These experiences set the stage for a life of advocacy for disenfranchised people. During her college (Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL) and law school careers, she served people and began community organizing for social change. Struck by the enormity of institutional barriers to freedom, Nay viewed the law as a means to right some wrongs and to educate people so that they would not need her skills as an attorney. Graduating from the UNC School of Law in 1979, she set about doing that through the Legal Aid Society of North Carolina as a Staff Associate Attorney, then as a Family Housing Counselor, and a university professor at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte. Nay viewed her role as a professor as one that would teach life skills by equipping college students and community residents to find their path in aiding people in communities. A number of her Urban Studies and Political Science students ran for public offices in City and County government.
 
Nay participated in numerous civic endeavors such as youth empowerment programs, voting registration drives, rides to the polls, roundtable of service providers for the elderly, strategic change work with judges for the 26th Judicial District, teacher education programs at UNC Charlotte and medical students at UNC Chapel Hill. During her years as a administrator in the then-largest school district in NC from 1988-1998 (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools), Nay began to facilitate workshops, seminars, and provide keynote addresses to school staffs, parents, students, and agencies about cultural diversity, multicultural education, effective ways to identify and address institutional barriers in companies, hospitals, schools, and city agencies.
 
She furthered her education by gaining a Master of Public Administration (UNC Charlotte), which equipped her to administer governmental funds while training City staff in 7 of 13 business units. A deeply committed Christian, Nay and her family returned to the Research Triangle region where she attended the Safe Haven Interdenominational Bible College and Training Institute. Over the next several years she received her Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees in Biblical Studies.
 
Her goals are to: Equip, lead, guide, and prepare, using strategic planning skill sets. Deeply involved in community inreach and outreach work, Nay has been heralded for her commitment, involvement, and drive. She was awarded a “Keeper of the Dream” award by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg MLK Community Observance Committee; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority’s “Heroes for Youth” Award, facilitator for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg  Community Relations Committee, Eckerd College’s Community Servant Award (St. Petersburg, Florida), one of the facilitators for the 26th Judicial District series of diversity workshops and planning sessions, Davidson College’s “Lifetime Achievement in Education Award, and NCAEP Support Administrator of the Year (North Carolina Association of Educators).
 
Having enjoyed the careers mentioned above as well as YMCA of the USA’s national diversity consultant, domestic violence advocate, private consultant and entrepreneur, “Dr. Nay” is “officially” retired!  With several published articles to her credit, she enjoys writing. Presently she is working on a book entitled, “From God’s Heart to Mine: Messages He Gave Me to Share with You.”
 
“My earthly degrees are important in that they have placed me before people I would not have met to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. However, my spiritual degrees are far more important than those.  They are:
 
I received my BA =   Born Again child of God at the age of 6
I received my BHS =  Baptism with the Holy Spirit at age 23 while in law school, and
I’m working on my PHD = Praising Him Daily!”
 
Since 2019, she and husband, Dr. John W. Howell, Jr., have pastored Jesus Christ is the Way Anointed Worship and Deliverance Center. They know that real change begins in our hearts. 

Rev. Dr. Rodney Coles Sr, born in New York City, has a remarkable journey of faith and service. As a youth growing up in New York, he actively participated in various ministries at his home church, St. Matthews Baptist Church. His call to Christian Ministry came in 1987, and he graduated from the NYC Theological Seminary School that same year.

Pastor Coles continued his educational pursuits to further equip himself for ministry. He attended the St. Luke Baptist Church Disciple Class, where he learned under the teaching of Rev. Dr. J.G. McCann Sr., who holds degrees including A.A, B.A, M DIV, and S.T.M. D.MIN.

In 2006, Pastor Coles relocated to Greenville, North Carolina, where God called him to establish his own ministry. In January 2007, he founded The Children of God in Christ Church in Greenville. His focus remains on building God’s kingdom, fostering community, and serving God’s people.

Pastor Coles’s vision expanded in the fall of 2007 with the birth of Churches Outreach Network. This initiative is centered on reaching out to the community, especially those who were not part of the body of Christ or attending a church. The network provides community referrals, resources, assistance, and support to those in need. Pastor Coles believes that everyone deserves access to the message of Jesus, regardless of their background.

Through Churches Outreach Network, several impactful ministries emerged, including The Inter-Faith Clergy, where pastors, ministers, and community leaders come together monthly to address community needs. Additionally, the Community Action Committee collaborates with law enforcement and faith-based organizations.

Pastor Rodney Coles Sr. is blessed with a supportive partner, Debra L. Coles, whom he has known for 37 years. Together, they share the responsibilities placed on his life. Pastor Coles emphasizes the importance of working together in love, believing that “Teamwork makes the dream work.” 
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For more information, you can visit the following links:

• Churches Outreach Network
• Interfaith Clergy Standing for Community
• Crossing The Bridge Youth Mentor
• Community Unity Network
• Father and Men

Name of Organization:  S & S Parenting Services Inc

Estimate of Number of Volunteer Hours for 2023:  500

Summary of organization’s accomplishments
Provided Triple P parenting classes free of charge for six (6) parents; held first annual fundraising gala in July 2023; held fundraising raffle in the community; donated school supplies and assisted with back to school event with Next In Line Community Outreach program; participated in Bready Bear event with DSS; participated in Trunk Or Treat event with Greenville Recreation & Parks

Year founded:  2023

Describe your agency’s work:
We provide Triple P parenting classes for parents involved with, or at risk for involvement with, Child Protective Services; create a Parent’s Pantry to assist needy families with household and other material needs. 

What motivates you to serve?
Working with families in the child protective services field for 28 years I saw that children needed positive and supportive interaction from their parents to be able to cope with everyday stressors. The love of seeing families be successful in all that they do.

How has your work touched the lives of youth and others in your community
I have helped them have a better and positive relationship with their parents and peers.

Do you have a personal motto or Bible verse that guides your life?
Positive parents help make positive children. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Describe your family: (spouse, children, etc.)
I am the youngest of nine children. I’m a divorced mother of one grown son. My son and I have a strong and close bond. We travel and attend sporting events together.

What advice would you offer to others wanting to serve?

It takes a lot of work and you will work hard but it can be done. It will be worth it at the end.