* Premarital sex and abstinence education

* Summer enrichment camp to enhance math, science, language, and reading skills

* Computer technology

* After-school tutorial

* Parenting sessions providing information to parents on how to help their children succeed in education

* Health care issues such as proper diet and exercise to prevent obesity

We believe that assisting young people with their school work is a vital part in their education. This grant will help us motivate young people and their parents to take advantage of the educational opportunities available to them.

This foundation’s ministry believes it is important to reach out and teach both youth and adults how to experience the abundant life God has provided for us.

We are in need of volunteer teachers for our Summer program.  Please pray to see if the Lord is leading you to help us.

Teachers

Location: PINE RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH – 1107 Old River Rd. Harrisville, MS 39082.

Dates of volunteer service: June 7-18, 2010

Description of position: Volunteer must be able to follow the curriculum given, engage students in learning, and maintain an orderly learning environment.  Teachers will be teaching elementary and middle school students primarily math, reading, and language.

Number needed for this position: 4

Age range of teachers: 17 and up; retired teachers, teachers on summer break

Gender of volunteer:  M or F

Minimum qualifications: 11th and 12th graders, B or better grade average in Math and English, has teaching as a career goal would be nice, but not a priority,  and/or any prior teaching experience.

Comments on position: Students will be grouped according to grade level/ability level in the basic areas.

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Interested? If you are interested in volunteering as a summer teacher please fill out the below form and we will get back to you soon.  Please feel free to follow up your request at any time.
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Mrs. V. Annette Walker, is the Executive Director of the Wendell Walker Foundation, Inc. a 501 C (3) nonprofit organization and is the driving force behind all it’s activities. She is a mother of six children, one of which was Wendell R. Walker. Wendell was severely injured in a tragic automobile accident in 1995. Wendell was a minister and mentor to children and had dedicated his life to helping them. To keep his memory alive, Annette Walker created the Wendell Walker Foundation, Inc. in 1998. She has been instrumental in the creation of many programs for children such as, after school tutoring, hosting a Youth Focus Group, and also Pastoral Family Counseling. She was employed with the Mendenhall Police Department as a Resource Officer, worked in the Mendenhall Elementary School and the Mendenhall Jr. High School as a mentor and protector of children. The duties are many and varied as she worked with troubled children as well as the parents and teachers.

A little encouragement
can bring inner beauty
out of a child.

The way you see them
is the way you treat them,

And the way you treat them
is the way they often become.

My prayer today is …

“Lord let me be a pillow of strength to help hold up the foundation and not a thorn in its flesh to sap out its strength, or a burden on its back to weigh it down. Let me lift up its hands of operation without shackling them.”

Lord, make me a blessing today to weary children on life’s highway, with a loving word and kindly deed, an outreached hand in time of need. With lost children everywhere, thy living word help me to share. Make me a blessing today, that children might find their way. This is my prayer to Thee, O Christ, God’s risen Son, who gave His life for everyone.

President’s Message …

Let us keep in mind, there are children in rural areas that are not getting the education they need because many parents for one reason or another are unable to buy such things as books and supplies for their child’s grade level, or even pay tuition for a school term etc… If these needs are not met by the parent or some concerned organization, the “street gang” is awaiting the opportunity. It really does not have to be that way. It’s time to take the responsibility for our children’s future out of the hands of “street gangs” and put it where it belong, in the hands of people who care enough to give them the chance they so rightfully deserve.

We see and hear about the less fortunate every day, although very little is being done to help the situation. What will it take to open our eyes and see that our youth are destroying themselves? It’s all for the lack of knowledge and understanding. Hosea 4:6.

Now is a good time to say, “Lord, direct my eyes to see the need of the children, enhance my ears to hear the cry of the children, strengthen my arms to embrace the hurting children, guide my feet to find the wayward children and take my heart to love them all”.

The need is great and very real. Some of us are fortunate enough to love our children, give them what they need and want. Some of us are not so fortunate. Satan has caused the adversary to still, kill and destroy the family value that God intended to be in every family.

Your investment along with others like yourself will help make the difference in these children’s lives. We have put forth every effort in building a better perspective for our youth. We hope you will partner with us in making this effort even better.

Thank you for your support.

V. Annette Walker

Many of our children are struggling with feelings of worthlessness, confusion, frustrations, sadness and anger. We strive to meet the needs of these young people by helping them to obtain a positive outlook on life and edify their moral conduct through education and evangelism.

For the development of rural communities to occur, it is imperative that the bonds of chronic poverty are alleviated through the well spring of “hope” in an accessible future.

Vision

The vision of the Wendell Walker Foundation is to be the organization that will open an avenue to provide 250 underprivileged children in grades K-12 the opportunity to receive monetary resources for tuition and other supplies necessary to enhance their understanding and desire to seek a higher education.

• Help promote a positive self-image
• Aid in educational needs
• Provide monetary scholarships
• Provide tutorial support
• Advocate for change in the educational system