Juneteenth

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In 1995, the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) headed by Marian Wright Edelman, began sponsoring Freedom School sites that further built upon literacy and cultural improvements that are relevant to African American children and their families (Children’s Defense Fund, https://www.childrensdefense.org/programs/cdf-freedom-schools/our-history/).

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March 2021 Newsletter

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Koinonia Updates - Click here to read about:

I. Welcome, Tecoria Jones! (Freedom School Site Coordinator, After School Assistant Director & Community Gardener)

II. Koinonia Freedom School ® Summer & Godly Play

III. In Memory of Ms. Belinda Guerrero, Koinonia Volunteer Librarian

IV. Community Garden Expansion

V. The Koinonia House Update

VI. The Virtual Season News

February 2019 Newsletter

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“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity…

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable...

Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals."

-The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King

January 2019 Newsletter

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Koinonia After School Tutoring Spring 2019

Every Tuesday and Thursday this semester, there is a new crowd in the Fellowship Hall of Eau Claire Baptist Church at 4427 Main Street in Columbia, South Carolina.  About 10 adults and 14 children gather for the Koinonia After school Spring 2019.

December 2018 Newsletter

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Koinonia is now a SC Thrive Benefit Bank Site!

Through a new partnership with SC Thrive (http://www.scthrive.org), we will be able to provide assistance in connecting people with healthcare solutions and offering free tax preparation and filing to qualifying community residents.  There have been several volunteers interested and trained to become certified benefits and tax counselors.  We will be maintaining regular weekly office hours at Eau Claire Baptist Church on North Main year round, with an increased level of trained tax counselor volunteers during the peak February and March times.

If you know of someone that would like to schedule an appointment, please direct them to our website or to call Koinonia at (803) 250-1808 to schedule an appointment.