ACSI’s Urban School Services Department was implemented to better meet the ever increasing needs of students in urban centers. The department is headed by Vernard Gant, D.Min., who has been involved in urban ministry for the last 27 years.
God is raising up urban schools to serve as centers of hope for those families and their children plagued by the decadence and deprivation that is characteristic of central city urban districts throughout this nation. The Urban School Services Department was created to enable those seeking to establish new schools as well as those operating schools already in existence to provide education as effectively and efficiently as possible.
The two primary focuses for Urban School Services are:
- Making ACSI services readily available to urban schools
- Supporting individuals and organizations that desire to create Christ-centered schools within urban centers
There are approximately 600 urban school districts in the United States, and it is the goal of ACSI to carry out its mission and focus by seeing that in each of those districts there are Christ-centered schools that offer an ABC education:
- Academically Excellent
- Bible Based
- Character Shaping
Urban School Services also provides assistance in equipping existing urban schools in their efforts to deliver a quality education through FACTS:
- Fund and Resource Development
- Academic Enrichment
- Character Development
- Teacher Training
- School Improvement
For additional information contact Urban School Services Department