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The "Little Village" first began in 2014 and focused on pre-Kindergarten children in Alamance County. The program was suspended during the pandemic and will pick back up at four ABSS schools.

Over 200 ABSS students spent two weeks on Elon's campus for the Summer in the Village program to sharpening their math skills through various music concepts and study the various functions of the heart.

Free comes to Elon from Kentucky State University where she has served as the 4-H State program leader, 4-H specialist and director of the Rosenwald 4-H Youth Development Center for the past five years.

This fall Elon’s “It Takes a Village Project” was able to work with 11 of the 12 Title I elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington School System thanks to a grant from the Oak Foundation.

Elon’s renowned program for struggling young readers has received new Oak Foundation funding to serve more children over the next five years.

The It Take A Village Project took on a virtual form this spring, as Elon students partnered with K-5 students from seven local elementary schools for 10 weeks of tutoring and connections.

This summer, the university’s innovative E Company program leveraged the time and talents of Elon students to meet the needs of local K-12 students as well as to assist with preparations for fall semester.

Elon took its annual Summer in the Village enrichment program online this year by building a broader team to support students.

Longtime Elon supporters Bob and Barbara Byrd are including Elon in their estate plans to support the Department of Music, Elon Academy and the “It Takes a Village” Project.