Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Center
Helping the world's children in our own backyard
Helping the world's children in our own backyard.
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 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.
From June 14th-July 9th, the Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Center moved across town to Ben Franklin Elementary School and operated our half day summer program. Over the course of the session, we instructed an average of 72 children each day!
Program Director, Jessica Rozga attributed the success to our strong program partners including the following:
DuPage County Health Department taught life skills.
Smile Squad helped with continued dental care for our students.
The University of Illinois 4-H Extension also taught life skills.
Victory Sports Camp instructed the kids in soccer.
The Peoples Resource Center offered a summer science program.
The Glen Ellyn Public Library provided a summer literacy program.
District 41 provided the location, resources and literacy and math curriculum.
WorkNet DuPage provided 5 on-site aides paid through county services.
In addition, we had 4 outstanding staff members that brought a lot of enthusiasm and expertise to each day. And finally, there was an average of 33 volunteers to help with each days' instruction!!
Thank you to everyone who was involved.
Zach Pehta presented the Volunteer of the Year Award!
On May 27th, we celebrated another successful school year program at our annual year end open house at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School.
The evening included story telling, short videos, a Yoga performance, animation storytelling and many project presentations. At the conclusion of the evening, Zach Pehta, a daily volunteer at GECRC since the beginning was presented with the Volunteer of the Year Award. Director Jessica Rozga had this to say about Zach, "We appreciate Zach's consistent commitment to GECRC. He is loved by staff, volunteers and children!"
Jessica Rozga leaves GECRC
Current Program Director Jessica Rozga won't be returning to the Resource Center this fall. She and her husband Jake are expecting their first child and will be moving out of state. Katie Galli, our current English Language Coordinator will be taking over the Program Director position.
While we are sad to see Jessica leave, we know Katie will continue the strong GECRC tradition.
June 2010 Newsletter is Available
Find the latest GECRC information in June 2010 Newsletter.
Click here to see the April 2010 Newsletter.
Keep in Touch!
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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
