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HeartWorks wants to provide its Summer Learning Program for 100 children in Pamlico County as it has in other years. For 7 weeks of the summer, 11 hours a day, the Bayboro-based kid-centered service has offered outdoor activities, academic support and mentoring. The challenge this year is that the grant that pays for the after-school and summer enrichment program evaporates in May 2017.

That is why HeartWorks is now turning to the community, asking for tax-deductible contributions. $34 would defray the costs for one child for one day, $170 for a week, while $1200 would pay for one child’s 7 weeks. It’s seeking to raise $120,000. “The Board is committed to having the summer program this year,” says HeartWorks Board Member Katherine Hudson, “but with the support of the community we will be able to enroll 100 children and the program can be as full of the enrichment activities as in previous years.” To contribute and/or learn more, click here.