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The Board of Directors of Community Services for Children welcomes Andrea L. Brady, CPA,CVA , to the board. She is a Manager and Audit Niche Leader with Concannon, Miller & Co., P.C. in Allentown, PA where she has been employed for the past 7 years. Her experience consists of working with numerous nonprofits in the […]

Budget Impasse Delays School for 233 Poor Children Allentown, PA – As a result of the state failing to pass the early education portion of its 2009-2010 budget, Jane Ervin, CEO/President of Community Services for Children (CSC), announced today that the organization must delay the opening of 12 of its 39 classrooms for a month […]

Putt for Children Tournament Announces Sponsors Lehigh Valley, PA – Community Services for Children, Inc (CSC) is holding a fundraiser on August 1, 2009, at Putt U in Center Valley, PA. Proceeds will fund Head Start and other children’s programs run by Community Services for Children. Deiter Brothers Fuel and Company, Olympus, Yocco’s, Catering by […]

The Board of Directors of Community Services for Children welcomes Elizabeth Tyler Bugaighis, PhD, to the board for an initial three-year term beginning July 2009. Dr. Bugaighis is the new Dean of Education & Academic Success at Northampton Community College. She heads the Education, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, and ESL departments. Her additional responsibilities […]

Who: Swain School students volunteering at Community Services for Children/Head Start WHEN: Friday, June 5, 1:30 – 3:30 pm WHERE: CSC Headquarters, 1520 Hanover Ave in east Allentown (on the grounds of the Allentown State Hospital) DOING WHAT: Reading to preschoolers, washing vans/buses, shelving books in family library WHY: Community Service Project for 7th graders […]

Mini Golf To Raise Money for Kids Lehigh Valley, PA – Community Services for Children, Inc (CSC) is holding a fundraiser on August 1, 2009, at Putt U in Center Valley, PA. Proceeds will fund Head Start and other children’s programs run by Community Services for Children. Local businesses will sponsor teams and each hole […]

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 […]