Project Anna, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) community outreach program that was founded in 2003 by Rev. Audra Singleton, then a high school assistant principal and a US Army Veteran of the Persain Gulf War, to give the Pitt County Community a proactive approach in preventing school dropouts and teenage pregnancy. This program has included training and resources to youth and families of all races and economical backgrounds. A collaboration was built uniting students, parents and the local professionals and agencies. Since 2005 Project Anna, Inc. has been strengthening empowering children not only in education but also in health care awareness and nutrition. Our aim to give a holistic approach to strengthen the family which enables the child to put a stronger focus on education and make goals to achieve and give back to society. In November 2007, Project Anna, Inc. expanded our dedication and mission to further address nutrition and healthcare needs in a greater capacity by opening the first food pantry in history in Falkland, North Carolina. Our food pantry has assisted a great number of African Americans and Hispanics from all over Pitt County. Local professionals, active and retired, and interpreters have helped us to access and fulfill the needs of our citizens. Through the food pantry we are promoting healthy families by offering and monitoring free medical screenings for diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol and heart disease. Families who come out for screenings are given a free digital blood pressure monitor, and healthcare counseling to encourage them to be proactive in an effort to live longer and healthier lives. Project Anna, Inc. also provides reading glasses, vitamins for adults and children, aspirin, diabetic shakes, nutrition classes, fresh fruits and vegetables and community family fun events, all free of charge to the Falkland Community and Pitt County citizens. We also deliver to free groceries once a week to seniors and the disabled who lack transportation to our site. We give families everything from free food, medical supplies, hygiene items and clothing to help them offset the cost of medical care, gasoline, utilities and household necessities every day of the week.

Our Titus 2 Mentoring program provides young ladies (ages 11-21) with hope and the necessary training to become self-respecting, productive contributors to society by giving them acceptance, nourishment, instruction and empowerment to overcome any obstacle and to pursue their goals. Project Anna is a charitable Christian outreach ministry that honors the celebration of the older women teaching the younger women leadership and discipline. This connection fosters the gifts of a maternal wisdom, mentorship, strong families and functional parents.

While our mentoring program mainly serves females, Project Anna realizes that there are many young males who need support and guidance as well. The social ills children face such as rape, child abuse, abandonment and neglect know no gender or race. Some of our special services and programs are dedicated to the growth and the development of our young men. Our goal is to enhance the lives of all children in every area of their lives and to be a resource that promotes a strong family infrastructure that will lead by serving others in the community and all over the world.