One of Abshire PR’s non-profit clients, Elevate Savannah, a local non-profit organization focused on building long-term life changing relationships with urban youth, is growing!! Elevate Savannah recently announced their expansion to DeRenne Middle School!

In just three years, the program has grown from only 60 students to reaching over 400 students. Initially, Elevate Savannah was composed of just one classroom in A.E. Beach High School where students participated in 4 program components: Accredited Class, Mentoring, College & Career & Adventure. Then during the 2021-2022 school year, Elevate Savannah launched its “Little Elevate” program, focused on mentoring fifth grade students at Hodge Elementary School. Due to the overall success of both, Elevate Savannah successfully started their program at Derenne Middle School this Fall for eighth grade students, offering a curriculum of activities tailored to best prepare them for a successful transition to high school.

With the elementary, middle, and high school pipeline complete, Elevate Savannah’s next goal will be to expand the program to other Savannah-Chatham County Title I schools in order to support as many local students as possible.

“Since inception, Elevate Savannah’s goal has always been to expand efforts to reach students of all ages,” says Executive Director, Crystal Auguste. “Our dream is coming true… And we’re just getting started. We will continue to work towards positively impacting as many students as possible throughout our region.”

For more information, visit www.elevatesavannah.org.