Year Founded
1998
EIN
56-1927067
Local Leader/Exec. Director
Harold E. Rice Jr.
Primary Contact Name
Josh Kiser
Main Address
Ada Jenkins Center
212 Gamble Street
DAVIDSON, NC 28036
United States
What We Do
The Ada Jenkins Center serves residents who live in the towns of Davidson, Cornelius and Huntersville – with some assistance and programming reaching beyond. Today, the center prioritizes finding ways to help those in poverty break the cycle and gain economic independence and has become a well-respected model for community centers in the region.
While other nonprofits provide individual services to residents in north Mecklenburg County, The Ada Jenkins Center is the only human service organization providing comprehensive (wraparound) services. Our primary pillars of focus are the following:
- Education Services: Serving students behind grade level.
- Economic Mobility: Emergency financial assistance to those who qualify, case management services, homeless outreach and more.
- Food Insecurity/Healthy Initiatives: Nourish Up food pantry site, educational cooking classes, movement opportunities and more.
- Economic Support / Community Connection & Engagement: Free tax preparation (VITA), community partner agency referrals, convene/listen/learn to identify community priorities.
Interesting Info
- Our mission is to help people create lasting solutions for economic mobility. Our goal is to strengthen clients' ability to sustain themselves financially.
- Between July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024, we served 3,531 clients across all services.
- Last school year, 100% of students passed missing reading skills at 80% or higher.
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