{"id":5490,"date":"2018-03-28T09:05:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T16:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsincerity.us\/?p=5490"},"modified":"2023-06-08T08:00:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T08:00:52","slug":"star-c-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/star-c-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Star-C, Education Program Paired with Affordable Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5490\" class=\"elementor elementor-5490\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ce077fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ce077fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca37382\" data-id=\"ca37382\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5835d14b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5835d14b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tEast of Atlanta, Georgia, lives&nbsp;Willow Branch Apartment Homes. This affordable&nbsp;housing community was built in the early 70s and has been dubbed one of the most diverse areas in the country. It also was an area high in crime \u2013 but not anymore.\n\nWillow Branch hosts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.star-c.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Star-C <\/a>\u2013 an after-school academic program for the kids that live there. Founded by Marjy Stagmeier, this non-profit is part of a three-way model, knit together with housing and medical programs.\n\n\u201cShe\u2019s creating a long-term, sustainable paradigm in multifamily housing that will pay dividends to our community for years to come,&#8221;&nbsp;Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry told Nationswell.\n\nIn tandem with housing and academic help, the community also has access to affordable health care and a community gardening program.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_5491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5491\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5491\" src=\"https:\/\/newsincerity.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/star-c.jpg\" alt=\"Star-C Education Program\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Peace Playground&#8221; at Star-C. Photo: Star-C Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThrough fundraising and a particularly dedicated staff of volunteers, Star-C helps about 300 kids under age 10 with their academics. Many of these kids are refugees just learning English, yet they&#8217;re earning an average of a 3.25 GPA.\n\nOf nearly four dozen families that live in Willow Branch, 16 were able to purchase their own homes last year. Crime has dropped dramatically,\n\n\u201cThat\u2019s going from poverty to mobility. That\u2019s what we do here,&#8221;&nbsp;Stagmeier told Nationswell.\n\nStar-C at Willow Branch has been so successful, Stagmeier is planning ton expanding the program into a neighboring community that is also struggling with academic performance. 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