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Nuestro Center receives $8,175 grant from DAR
North Shore Chapter, Lake Forest, IL (NSDAR)
May 1, 2018 – First through fifth graders in the After-School Homework Club at the Nuestro Center will be able to use new computers instead of obsolete ones because of a $8,175 grant facilitated by North Shore Chapter, Lake Forest, Illinois (NSDAR).
The family resource center, part of Family Service of Lake County, works with local schools to help low-income Latino families.
More than 150 elementary-school and 40 adult ESL students will benefit from the educational support project, which received the grant from the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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“An upgraded computer lab at Nuestro Center will help Latino first through fifth graders, their families and adult English learners gain the educational skills and confidence to advance up the educational ladder and achieve success in their new American home at school, at work, and in the community,” says Carrie Callas, executive director of Family Service of Lake County “Students will successfully transition to middle school and then to high school, graduate, and become the first in their families to attend and graduate from college. In the process, individuals and families will be strengthened to reach their maximum life potential, and the entire community will become stronger.”
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Family Service of Lake County’s Nuestro Center provides a continuum of educational and family support, offering resources to help children, parents, other adults, and seniors achieve their full potential through educational and skill-building support. Latino youth initiatives include educational, referral and acculturation programs and services. Programs for adults include ESL and computer classes, health and wellness educational programs and referrals. For more information, see www.famservice.org or https://www.famservice.org/edu...
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) Special Projects Grant program provides local community grant funding to support projects exemplifying the organization’s mission areas of Historic Preservation, Education and Patriotism. The program is open to public charity 501(c)(3) entities only. For more information on the program and how to apply, see https://www.dar.org/national-society/special-projects-grants.
