Ash Tree Receives $75,000 Emergency Grant from the Georgia Bar Foundation

• Jurisdiction: Georgia,United States
• Citation: Vol. 27 No. 4 Pg. 0030
• Pages: 0030
• Publication year: 2022

Ash Tree Receives $75,000 Emergency Grant from the Georgia Bar Foundation No. Vol. 27 No. 4 Pg. 30 Georgia Bar Journal February, 2022

Ash Tree Receives $75,000 Emergency Grant from the Georgia Bar Foundation

Ash Tree Organization Learning Academy in Savannah has served Savannah’s at-risk children for decades by developing unique programming to meet their needs.

BY LEN HORTON

The Georgia Bar Foundation (GBF) awarded a $75,000 emergency grant to Ash Tree Organization Learning Academy in Savannah. The award was presented on Nov. 30 by Hon. Derek J. White, GBF president and Chatham County State Court judge, to Dr. Morris Brown, Ash Tree’s president and longtime director.

“We were glad to step in to assist Ash Tree during this time when funds are scarce and the children served by Ash Tree are at risk of falling further behind in their education,” said President White.

Also, in attendance at the presentation was Hon. Louisa Abbot, Superior Court judge in Chatham County and someone familiar with the good work of Ash Tree.

Ash Tree for decades has served Savannah’s children at risk by developing a unique educational program to meet their

educational needs. The children being served have typically been rejected by the public school system and would be denied an education without Ash Tree Organization. Dr. Brown developed a program tailored to these children who are forced to deal with social and organic impediments as they struggle to learn.

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