RARE PROGRAMS

CCNA’s flagship program, Reach and Rise for Excellence (RARE), is a mentoring and professional development program serving 6th – 8th-grade students at Francis C. Hammond and Jefferson Houston Middle Schools.  RARE focuses on academic achievement, mentoring, leadership development, cultural education, and parent involvement.

The program is provided at no cost to families and includes academic support such as help with homework,  diagnostic tools in tutoring, and online programs to support classroom instruction. Academic supports are supplemented by cultural enrichment activities, team-building, and leadership activities, and general life skills educational activities.