Our Tutoring Program: Cheltenham Academics, a community-based, volunteer-delivered tutoring program was launched in the fall of 2010 by a partnership among the Cheltenham School District (CSD), Arcadia University , and several community-based organizations including the Cheltenham Area Branch NAACP, and Congregation Adath Jeshurun. A committee spearheaded by Cheltenham Township Commissioner Art Haywood and the CSD Superintendent, Dr. Darlene Davis met for several months to organize this effort. Cheltenham Academics is a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation
The Cheltenham Area Branch of the NAACP is an integral part of Cheltenham Academics (CA).We were one of the founding members of CA and 3 NAACP member, Herman Carter. Scholarship Chair, David Scott, 2 nd Vice President – Legal Redress Chair, Francine Crump, Former Youth Chapter Chair, are on the board of directors and we meet every month
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The Branch is also one of the two funders that are financing program operations.