Excellerate

Excellerate was conceived in a dream of our President and founder, Allen Griffin in 2012. His dream was to train and equip the unadopted teens in the foster care system for a life of abundant success. Allen and Hashmareen identified the great need to bring this partnership to the state agencies that have carried the burden of care for these students. Allen also felt that a gift was needed. A gift that would inspire and bring a greater sense of normalcy to the student...a car. In September of 2012, Excellerate began launched its' first class and has been doing so biannually since. Excellerate has influenced students to attend college/universities, aided in job placement, motivated completion of High School diplomas/equivalence, and provided support to the major milestones of our students lives. In August 2023, we launched another Excellerate chapter here in Winston-Salem, housed at Winston-Salem First Assembly of God.

Excellerate provides orphans and foster teens a chance at a great life through mentoring, instruction and empowerment.Excellerate creates a class room environment that is vibrant and full of challenges to push young people forward in their academic and life skills study. Each student benefits from the intimate class room setting and form positive relationships with other students and faculty. Excellerate was developed to facilitate the training concepts of instruction, mentoring and practical experience. Everything we do is built upon this foundation, and these five areas are the pillars that excellence is built on. Our students never walk through these educational challenges alone. Our mentors and educators develop relationships that are built on trust. We want our students to know we care about their lives, not merely a program of study. These relationships blossom in and outside of the classroom to help our students through the many challenges of life.