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CSC to Build Nursery for Abused Children Community Services for Children (CSC) is preparing a new Infant/Toddler & Family Center on its campus in East Allentown. The Center will provide a unique therapeutic nursery for children who have suffered abuse or neglect, generally related to parental drug or alcohol abuse. Operations for the center are […]

Paula Margraf, Executive Vice President of CSC and Director of Head Start/Early Head Start of the Lehigh Valley, recently joined the board of directors for the Pennsylvania Head Start Association (PHSA). PHSA represents the interests of all the children and families enrolled or eligible for Head Start, especially providing education to legislators about the importance […]

Cat in the Hat Returns Dr. Seuss never fails to amuse our youngsters in Head Start! And thanks to more than 40 community volunteers, smiles were wide when we celebrated the ol’ cat’s b-day March 2nd. “Reading to children is essential to building literacy,” said Jane Ervin, CEO. “And community volunteers coming into the classroom […]

Integrated Approaches to Autism Intervention, part 1 Friday, April 9, 2010 8:30 am – noon CSC Donley Campus Training Institute 1520 Hanover Ave Allentown Speakers: Anita Elsberry, OTR/L, Pediatric Occupational Therapist and Carol Walck, MC CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist $30/person Act 48 credits available Integrated Approaches to Autism Intervention, part 2 Friday, May 7, 2010 […]

Thomas Daub recently joined CSC’s Board of Directors. He writes modestly that “the car business has always been a big part of my life. When I was young my father would drop me off on Saturday’s to wash cars. I have spent time in all the different departments of the dealership.” Mr. Daub is currently […]

CSC recently welcomed Michelle Powers to the Board of Dirvectors. Ms. Powers is VP for Human Resources, Corporate Affairs & Administration at Crayola. She has worldwide responsibility for human resources activities, including staffing, organizational effectiveness, learning and development, employee relations, benefits and compensation, corporate affairs, corporate communication, administrative services, environmental health & safety. The Crayola […]

In a competitive bid for Recovery Funds available through the US Department of Health & Human Services, CSC was awarded $1,028,000 to expand its Early Head Start/SafeStart program by an additional 24 children in Allentown, PA. $500,000 of the grant is earmarked for new construction. Early Head Start/SafeStart provides early intervention to assist development of […]

The Pennsylvania budget finalized passed enables CSC to reopen 12 of the classrooms we delayed, affecting 233 children. Unfortunately, the delay means that the school year will fall far short of its 180 days to merely 160. With fewer days, these children who typically begin the year far behind their middle class peers in all […]

Community Services for Children, in conjunction with a half dozen public and private organizations, is planning a full-day conference on autism, February 19, 2010, at the Fogelsville Holiday Inn. Keynote speaker is Dr. Vincent Carbone, a nationally-renowned speaker, author, and developer of approaches to teaching children with autism. Autism is a complex disorder of the […]

Federal Recovery Funds Aid Head Start Allentown Expansion Allentown, PA – Good news for preschool children of low-income families in Allentown came from the federal government granting American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to Community Services for Children for 20 additional Head Start slots. CSC has received $763,615 in ARRA funding, including this grant […]