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The COVID-19 Student Resource Education Fund directs funds to First Book to help provide necessary supplies as schools close & students lose access to books & learning materials. First Book EIN: 52-1779606 First Book's coronavirus response is focused on making sure students are equipped with books & hygiene supplies to support learning at home. Along with books, First Book is also providing: basic hygiene supplies, such as hand sanitizer, tissues, and antibacterial wipes, fee e-books, and other free resources and activities educators can send home to help parents guide learning -- available in English and Spanish.

Since 1952, Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley has been here for the whole family. From answering questions, to providing specialized services, Easterseals is committed to helping people at every age. As one of the largest and most highly regarded outpatient pediatric rehabilitation service providers in the Midwest, Easterseals serves more than 3,200 infants, children and young adults with services that help them to achieve their goals and build a brighter future. Our vision is that all children receive the developmental services they need to live their best life. Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley's mission is to enable infants, children, and adults with disabilities to achieve their maximum independence, and to provide support for the families who love and care for them.

It’s simple: children thrive when families succeed. Inspired and guided by this truth for 30 years, The Child and Family Network Centers’ (CFNC) mission is to provide caring, high-quality, free education and related services to at-risk children and their families in their own neighborhoods in order to prepare them for success in school and life. Based in Alexandria, VA, CFNC was started in 1984 by a group of mothers living in public housing after seven of their children failed kindergarten. This endeavor was an immediate success and all of the children from CFNC’s first class were recognized by the public school as gifted. Over time, CFNC expanded both its reach and its range of services in response to community need. For families hovering near the poverty line, there is often no safety net. The working poor and their children struggle, often falling between the cracks. CFNC dramatically changes the trajectory of these children’s lives by providing accredited preschool and the support services their families need to succeed.  

Lincoln Park Cooperative Preschool is a school that includes teachers, children, and their caregivers in a way that provides an education for the children, a resource and support system for families, and a community where all can thrive. At Lincoln Park Cooperative preschool, skilled preschool teachers provide a nurturing, comfortable, creative environment in which to play, observe, and experience new things. They provide space for kids to explore and get messy with art, to run and climb. There is a daily schedule for the children with smooth transitions and a routine that the children learn to follow and expect. There are classes for the just walker, up to the 4 and 5 year olds preparing for kindergarten. At Lincoln Park, parents are teacher’s assistants, too. As the year goes by, fall into spring, the children develop rapidly. Together, we sing songs, tell stories, read books, build structures, imagine and create. We model behavior and focus on whole family involvement. Their language skills improve. They become more self-confident. It is remarkable to experience this growth with the kids. Because of parent involvement, the adult to child ratio is high -- and this keeps costs reasonable. Lincoln Park Cooperative preschool is affiliated with South Seattle Community College. The college provides us with parent educators that help us to understand our children and give us the information we need, whether it is how to talk to our children, to show them how to interact with other children, or how to deal with the daily struggles that being a parent. There are also free educational seminars provided by these teachers to deal with specific issues. Lincoln Park is fortunate to also offer a Spanish program for the 3 to 5 year olds. Once a week the children create art, sing, and dance with our Spanish teacher, and are given the gift of enjoying learning another language. Lincoln Park Cooperative preschool provides a community where children feel safe and parents feel supported. As parents work in the classroom and at jobs for which they have volunteered, they interact with other parents and children, both ages finding life-long friends as they move up and on into elementary school.

The mission of Patterson Park Public Charter School is to provide a community-centered learning environment that values diversity and embraces a whole child approach to develop well-educated citizens. Our Vision Life-long learners, healthy families, and strong neighborhoods. Our Values: PPPCS is a community-founded school driven to academic excellence and devoted to a whole child philosophy in a diverse setting. We believe in … Challenging every child academically using interdisciplinary, thematic, hands-on instruction that fosters creativity, critical thinking and a life-long love of learning. Developing character in our young people by cultivating civility, perseverance, resilience and shared responsibility. Partnering with our broader community to support student success, healthy families and strong neighborhoods. Our Motto The City is Our Classroom; the World is Our Future.