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Preschoolers in Meadville, PA are now having even more fun learning their numbers, colors, letters, and sounds thanks to the ApSeed touchpad and a generous grant from the Ainsworth Foundation. The ApSeed team took 900 touchpads to the Crawford County, PA city in March as part of a pilot program. Nine participating agencies now have…

(WNC – Western North Carolina) NC-based nonprofit ApSeed is stepping in to help children impacted by Hurricane Helene, which has left many families homeless in Western North Carolina. Responding to urgent needs from the North Carolina Homeless Education Program (NCHEP), and with support from the Alcorn Family Foundation, ApSeed is delivering vital educational resources to…

SALISBURY — Who says learning can’t be fun? The Salisbury-based nonprofit ApSeed continued its distribution of additional custom-built pre-K educational touchpads with three events throughout June. The touchpads were given out free of charge to Rowan County families with pre-K-aged children. Forty of the touchpads were funded thanks to a $5,850 West End grant (Byrne…

(Rowan County, NC) First Horizon Foundation leaders visited Kiddie Land Child Development Center in Salisbury on March 11 to celebrate their gift of $5,500 to NC nonprofit ApSeed by seeing the results of their generosity in action. First Horizon Foundation’s grant to ApSeed provided nearly 35 take-home touchpads to preschoolers at Kiddie Land. Each device…

(Wilmington, NC) Preschoolers at a Wilmington education center wowed NC Sen. Michael Lee (District 7) as they showed off their knowledge while using the ApSeed pre-K touchpad. Each device is pre-loaded with interactive educational app games that teach letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. These essential skills are needed for kindergarten readiness because they build the…

(Union County, SC) Carolinas-based nonprofit ApSeed gave out nearly 200 of its custom-built educational touchpads – at no charge – to Union County preschoolers earlier this month at a distribution event. ApSeed partnered with the Union County School District (UCSD) for the event Feb. 5 at the Union County Carnegie Library in Union, SC. Families…

(Ashe County, NC) North Carolina-based nonprofit ApSeed and partner Ashe County Schools recently hosted several state legislators for on-site visits at the Ashe Early Learning Center in West Jefferson to provide an in-person look at the ApSeed pre-K educational touchpad in action. On Jan. 26, ApSeed and Ashe County Schools Superintendent Dr. Eisa Cox hosted…

ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) – A small device meant for 3- and 4-year-olds is having a big impact on their education before they ever get into kindergarten. It’s called an ApSeed Seedling, and it teaches kids basics like numbers, shapes, and colors. The seedlings are given away to kids at no cost. The Salisbury businessman…

ROWAN COUNTY, NC – After starting with 60 touchpads for local Head Start students in 2016, the ApSeed program created by Salisbury entrepreneur Greg Alcorn should hit the 20,000 mark by the end of August. That’s 20,000 devices distributed free of charge to teach at-risk preschoolers their letters, numbers and other basics expected for kindergarten…