Statements
Mission
Mission:
To prepare students to excel academically and personally to improve their quality of life.
Vision
To foster a society of lifelong learners and productive citizens that succeed in school and life.
Background
For 20 years, the Education Equal Opportunity Group, EEOG's mission is to prepare students to excel academically and personally to improve their quality of life. Unwavering support from donors and with 500 volunteers each year have made the EEOG a leader among nonprofit organizations.
To succeed in school and life, students need ongoing opportunities to learn and practice essential skills. Founded in 2001, EEOG has helped more than 20,000 students increase their knowledge base in areas of personal finance, leadership development, and self-efficacy by exposing them to trendsetters that they can emulate.
It's not enough! We need your financial investment to continue our positive impact. With your monetary gift, we can serve more youth. As a champion for at-risk students, delivering a local impact, our core focus is to prepare emerging student leaders to think big, adapt to change, and act decisively in any environment. Our purpose is to assist 9th-12th grade students to become first-generation high school and college graduates.
Our five core programs include: 1) Project Save-A-Student Leadership and Training Conference; 2) Career Speed Networking Program; 3) Educational Speaker Series; 4) Summer Enrichment and Technology, and 5) Leaders Are Readers Program (LARP).
George Thomas', Founder of EEOG, simply stated vision mission concept is to make plain to students the learnings of skills and knowledge practical and applicable to inside and outside classroom environments, so as to lead the student to success.
Impact
Founded in 2001, the Education Equal Opportunity Group, EEOG's mission is to prepare students to excel academically and personally to improve their quality of life.
EEOG has helped more than 20,000 students increase their knowledge base in areas of personal finance, leadership development, and self-efficacy by exposing them to trendsetters that they can emulate. It's not enough! We need your financial investment to continue our positive impact. With your monetary gift, we can serve more youth.
As a champion for at-risk students, delivering a local impact, the EEOG's core focus is to prepare emerging student leaders to think big, adapt to change, and act decisively in any environment. Our purpose is to assist 9th-12th grade students to become first-generation high school and college graduates.
Be confident in knowing that your financial investment, in the EEOG, will yield boundless dividends in the cultivation of principled young minds.
Needs
In Tennessee, one-third of public high school students drop out of school and 50% of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans fail to graduate. Every year more than 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States alone. (Add Ref: https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-high-school-dropout-rates) This means that every 26 seconds a student will drop out or 7,000 students per day! (Add Ref: https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-high-school-dropout-rates) Furthermore, minority students drop out of school at a disproportionately higher rate than their white counterparts (4.8% Blacks and 5.8% Hispanics between the ages of 15-24 dropped out in 2009 compared with 2.4% Whites). (Add Ref: Snyder, T.D., and Dillow, S.A. (2013). The dropout rate for low-income students was also 5X greater than their high-income counterparts (7.4% vs. 1.4%). Regardless of the social or economic background, high school students must have the knowledge to understand and handle the complex issues that they will face after high school. In Tennessee, we have far too many students who are ill-prepared.
CEO Statement
When blessed with the gift of being educated, we must share the gift. Through the EEOG, Inc., I hope to share my commitment to civic responsibility, lifelong achievement, and continuous economic, educational, and social improvement. I founded the EEOG, Inc. because of my life experiences as a struggling college student trying to stay focused, succeed, and give back to the community. Education and exposure are clearly two critical keys to success. I believe in the highest standards of personal, professional, and moral integrity. Therefore, I will continue to strive to provide the best leadership, mentoring, access to top business professionals to young people, and personal development in order that the EEOG will empower youth to become the best leaders in the world.
Board Chair Statement
Today's youth face daunting challenges in reaching their personal goals. Your support of students through the EEOG Inc. programs equips them with the tools to conquer those challenges. The impact that EEOG Inc. is having on the lives of students will make a positive influence on their families, their schools, their neighborhoods, and the workforce. The EEOG, Inc. needs your help and we are asking for you to become a donor by investing in the welfare of this organization to help Tennessee students to succeed academically and professionally.
Service Categories |
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| Primary Category: | Education - Educational Services |
| Secondary Category: | Youth Development - Youth Development-Religious Leadership |
| Tertiary Category: | Community Improvement, Capacity Building - Alliances & Advocacy |
Areas Served
The EEOG is currently serving 2,500 public high school students across the State of Tennessee from the following 14 cities, but not limited to: Antioch, Halls, Nashville, Memphis, Clarksville, Cookeville, Chattanooga, Lebanon, Mount Juliet, and Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Since February 2002, we have provided leadership training to over 20,000 low in-come and underserved students in public education.
| TN - Davidson |
| TN - Rutherford |
| TN - Montgomery |
| TN - Robertson |
| TN - Coffee |
| TN - Wilson |
| TN - Sumner |
