Since 2011, the Back to Basics “Reading is Basic” program has donated books to Title I students throughout New Castle and Kent Counties. This holiday season, the total number of books surpassed 3,000 provided to children in grades K-8. The Reading is Basic Program was...
Nationwide Youth Leadership Scholarships are awarded to student leaders in the Jefferson Awards YSI Program (within local high schools) or Jefferson Awards recipients during the freshman, sophomore, junior or senior years. The scholarship is given to college-bound...
The SAT tests a student’s knowledge of reading, writing, and math — subjects that are taught every day in high school classrooms. These SAT scores are required for admission at virtually all colleges and universities nationwide (with some notable exceptions). In...
To qualify for the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, volunteers simply submit a record of their service hours to Youth Service America for verification. Volunteer service hours are not limited to those performed as part of Youth Service America programs. In fact,...
Today is Veterans Day — a day to celebrate the brave men and women who serve and protect the U.S. There are approximately 23.2 million military veterans in the United States from all walks of life; they are our parents, children and grandparents. Here are...
Hunger in America is real. This Thanksgiving, we hope you will join Back to Basics Learning Dynamics’ staff, tutors and students help the Sunday Breakfast Mission reach their collection goal of 60 tons of much-needed food for Nationwide families. Collection boxes will...
