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EncourageHER Academy credits ARPA-funded CNC Athens program for expansion, aims to become K–8 girls school
Summary
EncourageHER Academy founder Kiara Trammell says ARPA funding distributed through the CNC Athens capacity-building program helped the Athens-based nonprofit secure a brick-and-mortar site, expand a summer leadership camp and track student outcomes as it pursues a long-term plan to become a K–8 girls school.
EncourageHER Academy used American Rescue Plan Act funding allocated through the CNC Athens capacity-building program to secure a physical site and expand its leadership programming, founder Kiara Trammell said in an interview with the Grama County People and Belonging Department.
The program, which began as online “girl talk” during the COVID-19 pandemic and moved to in-person meetings, provides mentorship, workshops and academic supports for girls in Athens and nearby communities. “Encourage Her Academy was really just an idea that I had for a while, but I never went forth with it,” Trammell said, describing how the pandemic prompted her to launch the initiative.
Why it matters: Trammell described measurable academic follow-up, parent engagement and program planning improvements that she says demonstrate the value of capacity-building grants. Those changes include more…
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