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Community Services for Children (CSC) recently received $20,000 from PPL Corporation in Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) funding in support of its innovative Literacy Lab program. “We are so appreciative of PPL’s leadership and longstanding support of early education in our community. This is the building block for successful high school graduation and an educated […]

Jane Ervin, President and President of Community Services for Children, was recently elected to the board of PA Partnerships for Children. This state-level board develops and promotes public policy related to child welfare, children’s health, early learning, public education through post-secondary completion, and after school and youth development. Among other activities, their on-going projects include […]

CSC’s Newton School was recently highlighted on PBS-39 Focus program. Check us out! Click here to watch our segment!

Our Head Start and Early Head Start programs were among several programs in the country chosen to participate in a project designed by the National Head Start Association and NIKE to create video APPS (applications) demonstrating physical play and interactions with caregivers. Go Smart, created by NHSA and NIKE, guides teachers and families to integrate physical […]

Inez and Edward Donley Award for Children’s Advocacy Background: Given for the first time in 1996, Community Services for Children established this prestigious award to acknowledge public service that has significantly improved the quality of life for children at the local, state and/or national levels. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Donley, who exemplify the spirit of […]

Community Services for Children (CSC), provider of Head Start, Keystone STARS program, and subsidies for child care, has launched a preschool using STEM topics as its focus for learning. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Research indicates that the skills necessary to work successfully in the 21st century must start in early childhood. […]

East Penn School District and Head Start of the Lehigh Valley are offering a high quality free preschool to eligible children this fall at Jefferson Elementary in Emmaus. Residents of Emmaus will have transportation available. The school year will begin September 2 and run through the end of May. The school day will run 5 […]

The Children’s Ball, “A Night in New Orleans,” will be hosted by Community Services for Children on September 13, 2014, at the Lehigh Country Club, from 6 to 9 pm. $100 ($195 for a couple) includes reception, dinner, New Orleans-style street fair, jazz, photo booth, dancing and auction. The special Live Auction features autographed items […]

We need your help! We are conducting the 2013-2014 Head Start/Pre-K Counts survey. This survey helps us identify areas of improvement so that we can continue to provide excellent service to you and future families in the program. Please click on the link to take the survey.  

More than 140 community and business leaders joined Community Services for Children (CSC) recognizing State Senator Pat Browne and Dr. John Van Brakle with The Inez and Edward Donley Award for Children’s Advocacy for their achievements on April 23, 2014, at DeSales University Center. Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey also recognized their work promoting […]