Community Involvement
Scholarships
Through the Project Uplift Foundation, deserving high school students in DeKalb County have been awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships at the Annual Scholarship Formal held in October of each year. This formal is one of the many annual fundraising activities sponsored by the Foundation to provide financial resources to deserving students in the community.
The criteria are:
Historically Black College & University (HBCU) Tours
HBCUs offer our youth an opportunity that, all to often is felt to be unattainable…to attend a four-year college or university. Many members of our foundation have achieved social, economic and family success with these institutions providing a strong base for development and training. The following are some of the Colleges and Universities that have been visited:
Through the Project Uplift Foundation, deserving high school students in DeKalb County have been awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships at the Annual Scholarship Formal held in October of each year. This formal is one of the many annual fundraising activities sponsored by the Foundation to provide financial resources to deserving students in the community.
The criteria are:
- Male resident of DeKalb County who has excelled academically and positively contributed to his community
- A demonstration of financial need
- Evidence of scholastic achievement
Historically Black College & University (HBCU) Tours
HBCUs offer our youth an opportunity that, all to often is felt to be unattainable…to attend a four-year college or university. Many members of our foundation have achieved social, economic and family success with these institutions providing a strong base for development and training. The following are some of the Colleges and Universities that have been visited:
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Paine College
Florida A & M University Tuskegee University Alabama A & M University Savannah State College |
Fort Valley State University
Albany State University Vorhees College Alabama State University Tennessee State University |
Community Health Initiatives
African American communities have a history of poor and risky health behavior and a general lack of knowledge about available resources. Our organization has consistently worked to inform and deliver quality medical information and resources directly to the community.
Annual South Fulton Community Rodeo and Health Fair
This annual event attracts over 5,000 adults and children over a two-day span. During the event, we set up the health & wellness booth for attendees to take various medical tests, consult with medical professionals and obtain information on medical resources, symptoms and treatments. Specific areas of screenings are: blood pressure testing, glucose monitoring, prostate testing and HIV testing. Medical partners that have worked with us previously include:
Charles R. Drew Memorial Blood Drive
Named after one of our nations greatest pioneer in medicine, each year our organization collects 1,000 units of blood to be donated in conjunction with the Red Cross.
Fight Against Cancer
Each year, Project Uplift, Inc sponsors a 5K Run/Walk Race in support of the fight against cancer. Proceeds from the event are donated to cancer research.
African American communities have a history of poor and risky health behavior and a general lack of knowledge about available resources. Our organization has consistently worked to inform and deliver quality medical information and resources directly to the community.
Annual South Fulton Community Rodeo and Health Fair
This annual event attracts over 5,000 adults and children over a two-day span. During the event, we set up the health & wellness booth for attendees to take various medical tests, consult with medical professionals and obtain information on medical resources, symptoms and treatments. Specific areas of screenings are: blood pressure testing, glucose monitoring, prostate testing and HIV testing. Medical partners that have worked with us previously include:
- Morehouse School of Medicine
- Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia
- Atlanta Nurses Association
- National Kidney Foundation
- Atlanta Medical Center
Charles R. Drew Memorial Blood Drive
Named after one of our nations greatest pioneer in medicine, each year our organization collects 1,000 units of blood to be donated in conjunction with the Red Cross.
Fight Against Cancer
Each year, Project Uplift, Inc sponsors a 5K Run/Walk Race in support of the fight against cancer. Proceeds from the event are donated to cancer research.