Jerry Cao

African Community Education

"EMBRACING CULTURE.
BUILDING COMMUNITY.
CREATING CHANGE.

At African Community Education we empower African refugee and immigrant youth through educational, leadership, and cultural programming. We believe in a customized approach to meet the educational needs of each student to achieve better results."

– AfricanCommunityEducation.org

At Rectory, every first Saturday each month, we host trips to African Community Education in Worcester, MA with a total of 14 volunteers.

Our Impact

People Served

4,500

Program Hours

11,931

High School Graduates

298

Graduation Rate

95%

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Me assist teaching at WPACES

West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School

During May Experiential Learning Program in 2023, I went to West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School. Understanding students who are suffering from gang violence, poverty, and food insecurity, I use care to enhance their educational and life experience. The energy that live within each one of the students sparked me to continue with education. Therefore, I connected African Community Education with Rectory to help more people with education.