From Fuel Attendant to First Class Graduate: How Access to Success Helped me Rise by Ayere Elisha In 2014, I graduated from secondary school with hope burning in my chest. I had just won “Best in Arts” and believed; deep [...]
This blog is written by A2S Intern Petra Sakwa and taken from a Davidson College internship assignment. The assignment tasked the students to interview a colleague to discover what makes working for a nonprofit unique and meaningful to him or [...]
This blog was taken from our 2025 Summer Intern Petra Sakwa's final Davidson College presentation that reflected on her time and lessons learned in working with A2S. Nonprofits really do have the wildest origin stories. The one I’m working with [...]
by A2S Board Member Jason Sneed With the evil forces of Mordor arrayed in menacing tumult on the plains below the ancient city of Minis Tirith, the diminutive hobbit Meriadoc Brandybuck sits atop an armored steed, readying to charge into [...]
Dearest FaithFuel Community, It’s that time again—when I get to send you a little encouragement and love along with real-life stories that remind us why we do what we do. The past month, I had the privilege of sharing [...]
My dearest FaithFuel community, It brings me great joy to constantly send you stories of the kids we have been called to serve. Your prayers have continued to inspire and encourage us all as we serve one another in [...]
My dearest FaithFuel community, I am forever in awe of your commitment to the mission, and I am deeply grateful to God for giving us a gift as precious as you. This season has been filled with events that [...]
NO MATTER THE LANDSCAPE - CHARACTER, COMMUNITY AND CHOICES MATTER It might just take you from the streets of Nigeria to Rice University—and then to Duke University. Two years ago, Iffy's college coach at Rice University was fired. The new [...]
Mrs. Kate, a 56-year-old mother of five, shines brightly as our FaithFuel feature for the month of April. One of our longest-running and most dedicated volunteers, Mrs. Kate has remained committed to the A2S mission since its inception. “I joined [...]
“How are you doing?” One of our students, Progress, died a few years ago. He was absent from writing his exams at the A2S Youth Center and so we followed up with his parents. He died because his parents wanted [...]
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