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Butz, PPL, Air Products Support Innovative Literacy Lab As members of Education 2010 seeking to improve the outcome of education in the Allentown School District, Alvin H. Butz, Inc, Air Products Foundation, and PPL have together contributed $80,000 toward an innovative approach to teach early literacy among preschoolers through Community Services for Children. Lee Butz […]

In the Northeast region of Pennsylvania, The PA Department of Welfare regulates 1240 early child education providers with an estimated 30,000 children enrolled. More than 600 of those providers are located in Berks, Lehigh and Northampton counties. Collectively, they represent one of the largest employers in the region. Child care was once considered babysitting. No […]

Children’s Education Org Honors Rodale and St. Luke’s Community Services for Children salutes outstanding individuals and organizations for their contributions toward improving the lives of children through The Inez and Edward Donley Award. The 2009 awardees are Mrs. Ardath Rodale for her outstanding lifetime assistance to children and St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network for […]

Early Education Org Honors Volunteers and Community Partners Lehigh Valley, PA – Community Services for Children honored the 200+ volunteers, in-kind service and product donors, and community partners at its Fourth Annual Circle Awards Breakfast, on Tuesday, April 21, at CSC’s Donley Children’s Campus. Those who received special recognition Circle Awards were Pamela Dent, Outstanding […]

Heart to Art and PNC Bank are working together to create collaborative murals with children attending Head Start. In total, four murals will be produced by Head Start centers throughout Northeast Pennsylvania. PNC employees came to CSC on April 29th to paint with about 80 children attending Head Start at the Fowler Center on the […]

Head Start, Early Head Start, and CSC’s PreK Counts Preschools are accepting application for eligible children for the 2009-2010 school year. For a convenient face-to-face application meeting, come to the Salvation Army in Easton, 1110 Northampton St, March 18, 19, and 20, from 9 am to noon and 1 to 3 pm. Applications are also […]

Learning Made Fun! Community Services for Children Head Start of the Lehigh Valley is now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 school year for Head Start and Pre-K Counts preschool programs. Early Head Start & Head Start programs are eligible to pregnant women and children ages 0 to 4 year olds that live in the Allentown, […]

Waldenbooks South Mall Promotes Early Literacy Waldenbooks at the South Mall, Allentown, is sponsoring a book drive promoting early literacy to benefit the infants and toddlers enrolled in Community Services for Children’s Early Head Start program. Books or cash donations towards the purchase of books are available at the check-out counters at the store. The […]

Saturday, April 25, 6- 9 pm, “Hit a Homerun for Children and Families’ fundraiser to benefit Community Services for Children at Coca Cola Park, IronPigs vs Pawtucket Red Sox. Exclusive Party Porch event with all your favorite ballgame foods. $75 adults, $40 youngsters 16 and under. (Actual cost is $35 for this fantastic event with […]

Bad weather closed down Dr. Seuss celebrations scheduled for Monday, March 2. Fortunately, most of our 45 community volunteers from PNC, Air Products, Susquehanna Bank, and others will be able to reschedule. Among them is Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan, who will read his favorite book to the children enrolled in the Head Start classroom hosted […]