Juneteenth Giving Campaign
The period between Juneteenth and Independence Day is a time to reflect on the necessity of increased investment in the early education of Black boys. By tapping into the influence of our community, we seek to shift the narrative on Black male potential and power through academic progress. The Bishop Walker School offers an academic program that meets the needs of each student while establishing a system that strives to make positive progress toward equity in education for students of color.
BWS is rooted in the belief of the transformative power of education and in the exposure to new possibilities through providing new experiences.
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Real access to freedom was established by institution builders over the course of the Jim Crow era, and those who founded the HBCUs and African-American churches that powered the civil rights movement expanded true freedom for their communities and for all Americans. As we look to the future, we will need new institutions to face the ongoing challenges to the educational, spiritual, political and economic freedoms that this community continues to face. We need the participation and philanthropic investment of African-Americans to ensure the Bishop Walker School’s place in becoming one of those institutions.
PURPOSE
In the spirit of "sharing", this campaign seeks to provide opportunities for increased awareness and financial investment into a solid educational foundation for traditionally underserved boys of the Bishop Walker School for Boys. By sharing compelling digital media stories featuring the talent and intelligence of BWS scholars, you can help with the click of a button!
OBJECTIVES
To increase awareness of BWS in local and national African-American and Pan-African communities and with anyone committed to diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice.
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To raise $40,000 to cover the cost of one year of school for a scholar, arts enrichment programming, and the BWS Teaching Residency for Equity and Engagement instructional excellence program.
Giving Campaign
JUNE 4th –JUNE 19th
Thank you for your overwhelming
generosity and support in 2021.
2021 Goal:
$20,000
(the cost of educating one BWS scholar for one year)
Amount raised:
$30,000
This is a testament to your help in getting the word out, liking and sharing our posts, and, of course, giving generously.
Thank you for your support!
Why boys? Why here?
The Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys was organized in 2006 as a response to the serious educational and social challenges facing African-American boys in underserved communities East of the Anacostia River. At the time of the school’s inception, a large majority of students living in this community–particularly boys–were not proficient in reading, writing or math. An independent educational structure allows the Bishop Walker School to create an academic program that meets the needs of each student while establishing a system that intends to make positive progress toward equity in education for students of color.
