Academic and Life Success

Live United Kids

TUW takes a comprehensive approach to helping children and youth build academic and life success. In addition to our school-based model of intervention, Links to Success, we also invest in programs that provide mentoring and after-school services for at-risk students, as well as programs that mitigate the effects of child abuse.

Links To Success

Links to Success is a research-based initiative developed by TUW to help all children in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties acquire the academic and life skills to graduate from high school and be successful in life.

Links to Success creates partnerships between schools and community organizations to consolidate the delivery of a broad array of services inside identified schools. These partnerships effectively reduce both gaps in service and duplication of services.

Trident United Way and its corporate partners have invested over a million dollars into Links to Success programs at 11 sites throughout the three counties.

The Results Are In!

Links to Success has established a track record of positive outcomes. Eighty-seven percent of the 2000+ children have improved in reading, 83% improved in math MAPP scores and 91% have improved their behavior.

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2010-11 school year sites: Friends

Cainhoy Elementary & Middle School - Berkeley Co.
Frierson Elementary School - Charleston Co.
Goodwin Elementary School - Charleston Co.
Harleyville/Ridgeville Elementary School - Dorchester Co.
Haut Gap Middle School - Charleston Co.
Mary Ford Elementary School
Memminger Elementary School - Charleston Co.
North Charleston Elementary School - Charleston Co.
Sanders-Clyde Elementary School - Charleston Co.
St. Stephen Elementary School - Berkeley Co.
St. Stephen Middle School - Berkeley Co.

Organizations that provide services within the Links program include:

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Trident Area
Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area
Carolina Youth Development Center
Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center
Lowcountry Food Bank
Wings for Kids
South Carolina Maritime Foundation
Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center

Detailed report on Links to Success
Quality Self-Assessments for After School Program (PDF Download)
Quality Self-Assessments for Mentoring Program (PDF Download)