project bridge

Striving Together to Accelerate Reading (S.T.A.R.)

Serving Henry County, TN

Project Bridge: Striving Together to Accelerate Reading” (S.T.A.R.). We continue to focus on the whole child, addressing….attitudes toward reading. We aim for every participating student to reach her/his full potential--become a STAR!!

Project Bridge is a Christian-based ministry that supports rising first, second, and third-graders of Henry County by bridging the summertime academic gap. We focus on the WHOLE child, addressing social skill development, emotional growth, and literacy. We offer one-on-one reading assistance for struggling readers and programming to develop their social skills and positive attitudes toward reading.

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Monday, June 2 - Orientation and Assessment Day

June 3 to June 27, 2025
Tuesdays through Fridays
From 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Project Bridge helps students succeed in school, develop character, and grow their faith.

Support

Project Bridge was funded in its first year by a Community Transformation grant offered by the Turner Center at Martin Methodist College and received a grant from the Tennessee Department of Health in 2020-2021 and the Dollar General Summer Literacy in in 2022.

We depend on local grant monies, fundraisers, church support, and donations from businesses, civic organizations, and individuals in the community.

Help us grow our mission with a donation through GoFundMe.

Feedback from a proud parent

"Project Bridge had such a profound and lasting effect on Ethan, especially all the relationships he was able to form... And he's thriving academically. He tests above average in everything. I believe his most recent results had him reading just shy of a fourth-grade level, and his math skills are at a second-grade level. Back in the fall when we had the Parent/Teacher conference, his teacher told me that she couldn't leave the smart board on anymore when she read her emails because Ethan was able to read them aloud. ( She couldn't believe it lol. He's like a sponge. Just absorbs everything and retains it. They started having weekly spelling tests not too long ago and he aces every single one. So far he's had a great year both academically and socially. I couldn't be more proud of him."

Services

The 4 week summer program focuses on one-on-one reading assistance to minimize the summertime learning loss for struggling first, second and third grade students and nurtures their social/emotional growth and character/faith development.