Mailing address: 153 Harbor Lake Circle, Greenacres, FL 33413

The Benjamin and Charlene Ford Foundation

Workforce training and K-12 support in the heart of the community

Welcome

The Benjamin and Charlene Ford Foundation, Inc. (BCFF) seeks to ensure that children and adults with barriers to academic support structures have localized access to K-12 educational support and adult workforce training.

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Educational Access for Economic Empowerment

Barriers to education contribute to lower academic achievement. This leads to less economic success as an adult. These adults are unable to reach higher levels of employment, and they fall into low socioeconomic status (SES) areas. Their children deal with the same disadvantages since SES and maternal education factor into academic attainment (Morgan et al., 2008, p. 411).

There are methods of ending this cycle. A study found that K-3 students assigned to higher-quality classrooms achieved higher earnings, retirement savings, and college attendance rates as adults (Chetty et al., 2011, p. 1655). Their findings show that education improves a family's trajectory. BBCF believes that all persons that desire to better themselves should have access to the services and support to do so.

BCFF provides financial support for the Building Solid Futures (BSF) program operated by 237 Enterprises, LLC. Together, we are building academic support structures and removing barriers to assist individual and family betterment.

Help us provide economic empowerment one learner at a time!

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Our Approach

Adult Career Training

In 2012, a survey found that around 31.8 million Americans were digitally illiterate and lacked competence with technology (as cited in Mamedova & Pawlowski, 2018). Since 74% of U.S. adults use a computer at work, these Americans are at a disadvantage when seeking a job. If they find jobs, digitally illiterate workers typically earn less money than their counterparts (Bergson-Shilcock, 2020).

BSF targets this problem by providing adult computer and workplace training. Our workforce development program supports the working poor in career acquisition and advancement.

Through career training, we can help more Americans achieve economic empowerment.

Supplemental K-12 Education

The BSF program provides academic remediation and enrichment in low socioeconomic areas. Researchers found that students from a lower socioeconomic status (SES) are more likely to display inattention, disinterest, and frustration when completing tasks (Morgan et al., 2008, p. 401). These traits may hinder a student's opportunities in a traditional classroom.

We believe all students should have enriching education. BSF provides supplemental K-12 education to low SES households with a focus on students that learn differently. These efforts help students feel empowered and allow them to thrive.

References

Bergson-Shilcock, A. (2020). The New Landscape of Digital Literacy. National Skills Coalition. https://nationalskillscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/05-20-2020-NSC-New-Landscape-of-Digital-Literacy.pdf

Chetty, R., Friedman, J. N., Hilger, N., Saez, E., Schanzenbach, D. W., & Yagan, D. (2011). How Does Your Kindergarten Classroom Affect Your Earnings? Evidence from Project Star. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 126(4), 1593–1660. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjr041

Mamedova, S., & Pawlowski, E. (2018, May 29). A Description of U.S. Adults Who Are Not Digitally Literate. National Center for Education Statistics. https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018161.pdf

Morgan, P., Farkas, G., Hillemeier, M. M., & Maczuga, S. (2008). Risk Factors for Learning-Related Behavior Problems at 24 Months of Age: Population-Based Estimates. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 37(3), 401–413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-008-9279-8

About Us

Our Mission

To educate and empower those in need to survive and thrive with an emphasis on children, the working poor, and the under/unemployed.

Our Passion

Benjamin and Charlene Ford have dedicated their lives to educating youth and adults. It is a calling, a passion, and a vocation.

Seeing a need, we founded the Benjamin and Charlene Ford Foundation, Inc. (BCFF) as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. BCFF provides education and career services in the heart of the communities that have the greatest needs.

We established BCFF on the following values:

passionate educators
excellent education for all children
relevant training for career improvement

Our passion and unique skills place us in a unique position to economically empower individuals and families through academic and career support.

Our Team

Benjamin Ford

Dr. Charlene R. Ford

The president and co-founder, Benjamin Ford, is an award-winning educator and professional developer with 30 years of experience training students that learn differently.

Dr. Charlene R. Ford

Co-founder and chief of operations, Dr. Charlene R. Ford, is a skilled educator and administrator with 25+ experience spanning birth to university with an emphasis on career training and workforce development.

Use our contact form to request information on how to donate to the Benjamin and Charlene Ford Foundation.

Your tax-deductible contributions will enable us to meet our goal of educating and empowering those in need.

The Benjamin and Charlene Ford Foundation

153 Harbor Lake Circle, Greenacres, Florida, 33413, United States

info@BCFordFoundation.org

Mailing address: 153 Harbor Lake Circle, Greenacres, FL 33413

The Benjamin and Charlene Ford Foundation

Workforce training and K-12 support in the heart of the community

Welcome

Educational Access for Economic Empowerment

Help us provide economic empowerment one learner at a time!

Our Approach

Adult Career Training

Supplemental K-12 Education

References

About Us

Our Mission

Our Passion

Our Team

Benjamin Ford

Dr. Charlene R. Ford

Dr. Charlene R. Ford

Dr. Charlene R. Ford

Dr. Charlene R. Ford

Dr. Charlene R. Ford

Support Our Cause

The Benjamin and Charlene Ford Foundation

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