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CSC’s Board of Directors recently welcomed new board members for three-year terms: Nancy A. DeBellis, Helle Jepsen, and Michana Johnson. DeBellis is Director, Education Marketing for Crayola. In her position, she is responsible for the strategic direction and development of the company’s education marketplace efforts that stimulate fun and creativity in varied learning environments. In […]

Request for Proposals: Telecommunications Services Deadline for response: 4:30 pm, February 8, 2008 Deliver 3 copies to: Desiree Lake Assistant Director, Administration and Facilities/Grounds Community Services for Children 1520 Hanover Ave Allentown, PA 18109 For information, call 610-437-6000, ext 3421 Background: Community Services for Children, Inc. is a 501-c-3 not-for-profit, which provides early education and […]

At 34 months, Benjamin was throwing 30-minute trantrums every day in his early learning facility. CSC’s Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant was asked to observe Benjamin’s behavior. His teachers reported that they believed the problem began at home. Although he had always thrown tantrums, they were unmanageable since his mother had become pregnant again. The […]

Using grant money awarded by the state, CSC opened six new classrooms for preschoolers in December 2007: five in Allentown and one in Easton. A total of 120 four year olds are engaging in exciting, quality preschool so they are better prepared for success in kindergarten next year. The state awarded $942,000 to CSC to […]

Two Rivers Health and Wellness Foundation recently awarded CSC a $7550 grant to provide expanded mental health services and professional development for SafeStart for Fragile Families. This program provides unique therapeutic care for infants and toddlers who have been affected by parental drug and/or alcohol abuse. SafeStart is funded through Early Head Start and a […]

At CSC’s Annual Meeting on November 12th, CEO/President Jane Ervin announced that the Board has adopted a new mission statement: ‘Preparing children and their families to succeed in learning and in life.’ ‘We haven’t changed our mission,’ said Ervin. ‘This new statement sums up our focus succinctly. It’s easy to remember. Interestingly, when we interviewed […]

CSC’s new PreK Counts preschool program was featured on public television’s show, TEMPO, October 29th. To watch the segment, go to www.wlvt.org, click on TEMPO, click on Show 512. The state awarded CSC with $942,000 to open six new classrooms in Allentown and Easton. They open December 3rd. For additional information, call 610-437-6000, ext 2351.

A veritable Lehigh Valley Who’s Who attended the September 7th Donley Awards and Children’s Gala at the Candlelight Inn, raising $80,000 in unrestricted funds for Community Services for Children. Receiving the Donley Award for supporting the needs of children were entrepreneur/philanthropist Kostas Kalogeropoulos and Peter Danchak on behalf of PNC Financial Services Group. Emceed by […]

The 12th Annual Donley Awards and Children’s Gala is set for Friday, September 7, 6-10 pm at the Candlelight Inn. Evening features premiere of new CSC video produced by film students at DeSales University under the direction of Prof. Scott Paul, student string performers from the Performing Arts HS, and Donley Awards for Children’s Advocacy […]

CSC will open six prek classrooms this fall through a $924,000 grant from the state called PreK Counts. Five of the classrooms will operate in Allentown and one in Easton. The program is free to children from low-income families (300% of poverty). 120 more children in the Lehigh Valley will be better prepared for success […]