What We Do
Beyond the Front Porch enables students who mostly come from under-served households to increase their potential for success by introducing them to places of educational value that will inspire their desire for life-long learning with the support of their families and loved ones.
Who We Serve
We bring educational experiences (including transportation and lunch) to underserved students who may not have the resources to participate in educational learning experiences beyond their current surroundings.
Where We Serve
We provide educational day trips in Douglasville, leaving from Arbor Place Mall, on the second Saturday of each month.
Our founder, Kascia Polk, has been awarded the Regions Bank 2024 Lee Ann Petty Heart of Service Award. This well deserved award is Regions’ highest honor for community involvement. While presenting the award, Regions Chairman, President, and CEO John Turner commented that Kascia’s “story is an example for all of us. Our mission is to make life better for the people and places we serve, and you put that mission into action in how you serve others every day.”
Thanks to Beyond the Front Porch Sponsors
Beyond the Front Porch fosters a positive and fun environment for engagement and learning.
We involve the entire community to make our mission happen.
Sponsors
- Greystone Power Foundation
- Georgia Power Foundation
- Subway (Hwy 5 & Douglas Blvd)
- Douglas County Solicitors Office – Sonya Compton
- Committee to Elect Tim Pounds
Vision Partners
We would like to recognize those who believe in BTFP’s mission to support our efforts on a continuous basis. We rely on community support to help implement our vision. None of this would be possible without the generous financial support of our vision partners.
- Kathryn Millner
- Joseph Morris III
- Judge Barbara Caldwell
- Derick Newton (Edward Jones, Carrollton)
- Wandetta Benton
- Millicent Nation
- Sevon Kisseih
- Jenohn Smith
- Gwendolyn Parker
- Howard and Shaye Ray (Hughes-Ray Company)
- Mitzi Malone
- Chris and Rosalind Pumphrey
- Bethany Embry Jones (The Embry Law firm)
- Nelson’s Accounting & Tax Services LLC
- Frederick Wright
- Judge Cynthia Adams
- Sabrina Boges-Krull
- Zenia Fleming
- Mike Stephens
- Lorrie Wallace
- Lisa Martin
- Joe Royals Royalty Enterprises
- Shari Trahan (Law Office of Shari Trahan LLC)
- Robert Allen
Volunteers
- Vonda Thorpe (Royal Accents, Zamar Legacy Group) – Board Member
- Olivia Howard – Board Member
- Dr. Deborah “Dr. DJ” Johnson-Blake (The Writing Pad) – Board Member
- Marlene Andersen – Board Member
- Kiondre Dunnam – Board Member
- Alicia Nelson – Field Trip Leader
- Aajiyah Vance – Field Trip Associate
- Candice Higginbotham – Development Specialist