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A few statistics from CALM's fourteen years of operation:
- CALM's Summer LIFE! Day Camp has taken place for the past THIRTEEN summers!
- Over the years, teens have gone on trips to Chicago, New York, Niagara Falls, Atlanta, Charlotte, DC, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Pasadena, Los Angeles, Boston, Columbus, and to Kids Across America camp in Missouri.
- 1st-4th grade Tutoring is in its 14th year! About 96 children are enrolled.
- Another 40 children are involved in our Walker (5th & 6th gr.) and Buford (7th and 8th gr.) tutoring programs.
- The 5/8 Club for 5th-8th grade boys draws about 15 boys each week.
- LQ Jr & Sr Club meetings usually draw 10-12 girls each.
- About 20 kids typically participate in Bible Club during the school year.
- Approximately 140 tutors meet with CALM students each week in supervised 1:1 sessions!
- Ministry volunteers log over 1400 hours per semester
- Just under half of CALM's staff lives in the target neighborhood, 33% of staff are from the neighborhood, and 44% are African-American.
- 6 families have become homeowners through CALM's Individual Development Account (IDA) program -- made possible in part by collaborations with the State's VIDA Program, Habitat for Humanity, Piedmont Housing Alliance, SunTrust Bank, Wachovia Bank, the City's CDBG program, National Christian Foundation, and Albmarle County's Homeownership classes.
- Thanks to many generous donors, CALM owns 3 acres of land in its target neighborhood! Neighborhood residents and staff are planning and dreaming!