Tax credits for scholarships

Community Services for Children (CSC) was recently approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development as a Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Organization. Qualifying businesses may give tax credits to CSC to disburse for students in high quality pre-k programs. These credits are known through the program Educational Investment Tax Credits (EITC).

PPL recently donated $100,000 to CSC for its scholarship organization. CSC will disburse scholarships to children enrolled in high quality pre-k programs which have earned the STAR 3 or STAR 4 quality designation, or are accredited by the national association for educating young children (NAEYC) or Middle States Commission on the Accreditation of Elementary Schools.

CSC is also designated to receive EITC funds through a second program called Educational Innovation Organization. CSC uses the EITC contributions to support an innovative early literacy program called The Literacy Lab. After two years of implementation, research demonstrates that the children involved in the Literacy Lab program achieve higher levels of proficiency in literacy and other areas of learning.

CSC is the region’s leader in early childhood education and family development, reaching 40,000 children in 13 counties annually. For further information, call Sara George, 610-437-6000, x2101.