Who We Are

Gates County is an enclave of around 11,000 people in the often forgotten northeastern part of the state of North Carolina. Because the area is rural, it lacks the level of opportunity common in other locations: extracurricular activities, educational enrichment programs, adequately funded schools, just to name a few.

Gates County Community Partnership [501(c)(3) public charity] originated in 2018 through communication between friends who desired to give back to the place that formed them. The mission of our non-profit organization is to inspire and increase community engagement by the citizens of Gates County for the educational and social development of its youth. We believe that organized collaboration is paramount to improving circumstance. Some goals are to broaden horizons and provide hope to those in need. Charter members are Benjamin C. Saunders, Jr., Sherley Jones, Jr., Brian Rountree, and Michael Gatling.

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25+

Community Events

2000+

Youth Impacted

745

Cups of Coffee

78+

Future Projects

Our Board of Directors

Benjamin C. Saunders, Jr

President and Treasurer

Brian Rountree

Vice President

Sherley Jones, Jr.

Secretary

Michael Gatling

Director

Sandra Jordan Branch

Vice President

Benjamin C. Saunders, Jr

President and Treasurer

Brian Rountree

Vice President

Sherley Jones, Jr.

Secretary

Michael Gatling

Director

Sandra Jordan Branch

Director

Chante Jordan

Director

Chante Jordan

President

Benjamin C. Saunders, Jr

Founder, Vice President, and Treasurer

Sherley Jones, Jr.

Secretary

Brian Rountree

Director

Sandra Jordan Branch

Director

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.”

-Helen Keller

“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.”

-Henry Ford

Events

Digital Brilliance Hour – Game Development and Music Production Camp 2024

Digital Brilliance Hour is a three-day immersion in coding, game development, and music production. The curriculum is carefully crafted to […]

Free
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June 25, 2024

ACTivate Futures – Gates – College Readiness Workshop 2024

Gates County Community Partnership believes that college readiness is of utmost importance in rural communities. We encourage our students to […]

Free
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June 24, 2024

GCCP North Carolina Promise Tuition Scholarship 2024

Announcement of Scholarship Award: Gates County Community Partnership (GCCP) is a 501(c)3 public charity whose mission is to inspire and […]

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May 03, 2024

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