CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Photo contributed by CausewayTen projects intended to help parents transform public education in Chattanooga have met this year’s Causeway Challenge.
Causeway, a nonprofit social entrepreneurship program, announced it will award $3,000 to each of the projects, including a proposed “boot camp” to jump-start children’s learning experiences and bilingual reading and dinner parties. The projects will be rolled out over the summer and fall.
A community panel of six judges reviewed nearly 60 applications received in response to the challenge.
“We believe any person in any part of our community with an idea for social change should have access to the resources, tools and guidance they need to act on that opportunity,” said Abby Garrison, Causeway’s executive director.
The Causeway Challenge is a way for the organization to help community leaders without access to financial support to develop prototype programs, said Chelsea Conrad, director of community engagement for the agency.