CHILDREN ACROSS BORDERS INC

What they do

THE MISSION of THE ORGANIZATION LOCALLY and NATIONALLY WILL BE to HELP FINANCE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS for INNER CITY SCHOOLS and to PROVIDE AID to UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN to ENABLE THEM to STAY IN SCHOOL WHILE INCREASING AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY RELATING PRIMARILY to EDUCATION and HEALTH ISSUES. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND/OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE to UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY and SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND, FUND AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS to PROVIDE A COMPLETE EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION WILL OPERATE IN A NONDISCRIMINATORY FASHION WITHOUT REGARD to RACE, GENDER, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, HANDICAP, and SEXUAL PREFERENCE; HOWEVER, IN AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS to CHILDREN IT WILL ATTEMPT to FOCUS ON UNDERPRIVILEGED INDIVIDUALS and to IDENTIFY SUITABLE UNDERSERVED and UNDERPRIVILEGED CANDIDATES and WILL CONSIDER FACTORS SUCH AS DISABILITIES, LOW FAMILY INCOME, DISADVANTAGED SOCIAL or EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, and DIFFICULT PERSONAL and FAMILY SIT