Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Center
Helping the world's children in our own backyard
Helping the world's children in our own backyard.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to help children from low-income families acquire the necessary skills in academics and social interaction to move successfully through grades K-12 and into adulthood. We do this by providing after school and summer programs which emphasize literacy and community involvement and use the talents of teachers, volunteer tutors, adult caregivers and a variety of local support services.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help children from low-income families acquire the necessary skills in academics and social interaction to move successfully through grades K-12 and into adulthood. We do this by providing after school and summer programs which emphasize literacy and community involvement and use the talents of teachers, volunteer tutors, adult caregivers and a variety of local support services.
GECRC to pilot program at St. Petronille
The GECRC is pleased to pilot a new after school program at St. Pets school for the remainder of the 2011-2012 school year.
Kags Ndethiu will head the new tutoring program each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 3:30-5:30. Kags holds a Masters degree from Wheaton College in Christian Formation and a Bachelors degree in International Business from US International University in Nairobi, Kenya. She is fluent in Swahili and has worked with diverse, at-risk populations from elementary aged students living in the slums of Nairobi to, most recently, refugee and immigrant families at Parkside Apartments in Glen Ellyn, where she has been involved since 2010. The volunteer leaders at St. Pets are excited to resume these services, which will replace the former OWLS program.
We are thrilled to help build and grow this new program.
Kags Ndethiu will head the new tutoring program each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 3:30-5:30. Kags holds a Masters degree from Wheaton College in Christian Formation and a Bachelors degree in International Business from US International University in Nairobi, Kenya. She is fluent in Swahili and has worked with diverse, at-risk populations from elementary aged students living in the slums of Nairobi to, most recently, refugee and immigrant families at Parkside Apartments in Glen Ellyn, where she has been involved since 2010. The volunteer leaders at St. Pets are excited to resume these services, which will replace the former OWLS program.
We are thrilled to help build and grow this new program.
Events
SPELLAPALOOZA a success!
The 4th annual spelling bee fundraiser took place Friday, March 2nd. It was a lot of fun and a big success!
See the Event Page for more details.
Check out the February Newsletter.
Our Holiday Newsletter was distributed in November.
September Newsletter previews the new school year and closes the old one.
End of School year June E-Newsletter
Check out our new format in our April E-Newsletter.
Keep in Touch!
Joins us on Facebook and follow us on our blog - both of which are updated on a regular basis with pictures and program related information.
Joins us on Facebook and follow us on our blog - both of which are updated on a regular basis with pictures and program related information.
Funding and Management
Community fund-raising, private grants and in-kind donations support our operational costs. More than Ninety-five percent of all funds donated go directly to children and family services. The organization is managed by a volunteer board of directors made up of dedicated community members and professionals with education, social work, legal and business experience.
If you would like to help us with funding or have other questions about our organization, you can contact us by e-mail, USPS, or telephone:
contact_us@gecrc.org
Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Center
P.O. Box 354
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
Community fund-raising, private grants and in-kind donations support our operational costs. More than Ninety-five percent of all funds donated go directly to children and family services. The organization is managed by a volunteer board of directors made up of dedicated community members and professionals with education, social work, legal and business experience.
If you would like to help us with funding or have other questions about our organization, you can contact us by e-mail, USPS, or telephone:
contact_us@gecrc.org
Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Center
P.O. Box 354
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
630-899-9919
