• Latino Community Services, a local 501C3 NGO that has been providing significant programming to the Latino/Hispanic community for almost 20 years, will open a location here to provide Bilingual Preschool Classes, After-School Tutoring, Adult Affinity Groups, Parent-Child Education, Gang Awareness Training, Kindermusik, and Recreation and Enrichment Activities. Their impacts include:
    • 80% improvement in reading skills among students
    • 100% High School graduation rate for program participants
  • Forsyth Technical Community College, a leading educational institution based in Winston-Salem, is interested in offering some of their valuable educational opportunities on site, right in the middle of the Waughtown community. Some of these could include:
    • Commercial Drivers License- With a nationwide shortage of commercial truck drivers, you can earn yours in only 4 weeks, and be able to land a great paying job!
    • Technical trade jobs such as Electrician, HVAC, and more!
    • High School Equivalency diploma!
  • North Carolina Rush Youth Soccer- a 501C3 youth soccer organization that has been serving the underserved community in Winston-Salem for 37 years. By relocating to this site, they will be bringing their soccer programming right into the backyards of the largest Hispanic/Latino community in Winston-Salem. This will open up the opportunities for significantly more youth to be able to participate in the sport that they love. Rush offers all levels of soccer, including Competitive Travel, Recreational Youth and Recreational Adult. Rush has one of the Top College Development programs in the country and it will be right in the middle of Waughtown!
  • North Carolina Soccer Referees Assocation (NCSRA)- Youth ages 14 and up are able to earn great wages as a soccer referee. In addition to the money, the youth gain leadership and communications skills, learn how to deal with adversity, and much more. With classrooms and soccer fields located on site, NCSRA is interested in being able to offer their referee certification classes right here.
    • A 14-year old can earn $30/hour
    • An 18-year old can earn $45/hour
    • A young referee can earn several hundred dollars on a single weekend
    • Youth referees can continue their Referee ‘Careers’ into their adult years, creating a fun and profitable side ‘gig’ where they can earn thousands of dollars a year doing something valuable for their community!
  • Local Health Professionals will offer a variety of seminars and classes on Nutrition, Exercise, Early Child Development, and more.