 The Richard Williams Jr. Leadership Development Academy is a Blount County, Tennessee based non-profit organization established in 2003 to help address the needs of school aged children. Through an initiative supported by the Women’s Department of Tennessee’s Church of God in Christ, and administered by the Blount County Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the academy partners with area schools to identify and select the participants. Participants are not required to be affiliated with any religious organizations or church. The participants in the Leadership component are enrolled in a 20-week course. During the course, incentives are offered to reach a goal of perfect school attendance and honor roll status. Support is given to assist in reaching these goals. The academy helps to insure that each cadet has the necessary tools to be successful, such as school supplies, clothing, activity fees, laptop computers etc. |
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Leadership Cadets are consistently reaching the goal of perfect attendance and at an increasing basis, obtaining honor roll status. Sign our Guestbook See our new slideshow of Cadet pics |
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| Blount County Chamber of Commerce Foundation, partners with the Academy and administers all funds of the Academy. Please visit them at www.blountchamber.com. |
