{"id":463,"date":"2026-08-10T17:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nova-academy.org\/oc\/?page_id=463"},"modified":"2026-08-10T17:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:47:33","slug":"nova-academy-childrens-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nova-academy.org\/oc\/about\/nova-academy-childrens-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"NOVA Academy Children&#8217;s Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"463\" class=\"elementor elementor-463\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0f6c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb0f6c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e10756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e10756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"s3\">The NOVA Academy Children\u2019s Foundation is a non-profit organization that was created to provide resources and <\/span><span class=\"s3\">assistance<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> to students <\/span>at<span class=\"s3\"> NOVA Academy. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6478df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6478df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe36b3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe36b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The NOVA Academy Children\u2019s Foundation supports the college dreams of students at NOVA Academy through enriched educational experiences, community involvement, and financial sustainability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e15efb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e15efb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb3f85c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb3f85c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board of Directors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-015e459 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"015e459\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div 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e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad4d4b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fcc065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fcc065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advisory Council<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d0322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6d0322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"s3\">Advisory Council members share their time and expertise to help advance the mission of the NOVA Academy Children&#8217;s Foundation<\/span>. Contributions include participating in campus events, expanding public engagement, and program support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443e86e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"443e86e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6080a4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6080a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You Can Help<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ffbb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97ffbb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many ways you and your business can partner with us in our mission. 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