www.nccouncilofchurches.org/programs/public-education/
This link is home to The North Carolina Council of Churches Public Education focus site.  On the Committee’s homepage, the following useful resources may be found: a 23-page packet designed to instruct churches on how to offer a Public Education Sabbath; an instructive resource on Education Vouchers; and a pamphlet on how local congregations can be more involved with public schools.

www.ncjustice.org
The North Carolina Justice Center is North Carolina’s leading private, nonprofit anti-poverty organization. Its mission is to reduce and eliminate poverty in North Carolina by helping to ensure that every North Carolina household gains access to the resources, services and fair treatment that it needs in order to enjoy economic security.  The Justice Center’s focus in Public Education can be found on their homepage, under ‘Areas of Work.’

www.ncchild.org
North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute is a statewide, non-profit, nonpartisan organization.  NCCAI promotes well-informed governmental decisions by compiling and widely sharing accurate, up-to-date statistics; analyzing indicators of child well-being; and conducting policy research and development. To advance the best interests of children and youth, NCCAI directly influences the attitudes and actions of citizens across North Carolina.  NCCAI currently focuses on four issue areas: Child Health and Safety, Early Care and Education, Child Maltreatment, and Juvenile Justice. 

www.cisnc.org
Communities in Schools of North Carolina is an independently incorporated not-for-profit directed by a board of directors representing both private and public interests in the state.  Communities In Schools is the nation’s largest stay-in-school network, serving just over one million youth in 154 communities across the United States. CIS is providing the link between teachers and the community – by bringing caring adults into the schools and community sites to meet children’s needs.

http://ncforum.org
The Public School Forum of North Carolina is a not-for-profit policy think tank which is a partnership of business leaders, education leaders, and government leaders in North Carolina.  In addition to research and work in the public policy arena, the Forum oversees programs in communities across the state. Currently, the organization has created and oversees a network of twenty elementary- and middle-school programs that offer young people the hourly equivalent of eighty additional days of school and another network of high schools that have introduced hands-on technology training into their curriculum.

www.nccumc.org/hand
Hand in Hand is a project of the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church that equips churches of all sizes to build a supportive partnership with a local public school in order to reach out to children and youth in the community who are in need of support.  The partnership also strives to build a more supportive relationship between the church and the school staff.