Community Initiatives
What does Community Initiatives do?
The Community Initiatives & Advancement team oversees three major areas: Communication, Outreach, and Advancement. Our team oversees bilingual outreach and education opportunities for children and families aimed at creating greater family success. Staff are present at weekly health clinics and community events to provide information about resources, applications to our services, school readiness activities, and family services. The team supports each area of the organization with fundraising and donation efforts, and hosts our two major events: The Annual Donley Awards and Gala, and the Golf Tournament. Your donations make it possible to purchase classroom materials, keep staff up-to-date with best practices, provide parent education, and provide emergency assistance to families for diapers, formula, and other necessities. Reach out if you’d like to donate or be involved!
Families First in Franklin Park
Families First in Franklin Park is a new collaborative committed to creating an equitable early learning environment for young children in Allentown and particularly in the Franklin Park neighborhood. For more information visit the link above!
Uplift Program
We are excited to partner with Ripple Church to bring The Uplift After-School Program to Franklin Park! This provides a safe space for children K-8th grade. We have activities, offer homework help, and always provide dinner! This has been a great way for us to engage with families, and support the community.
Golf & Gala
Thank you to all those who participated in our Golf Tournament this year! 122 golfers helped us raise crucial funds for our children and families. Check out the photos on our Event page. Save the Date for next year! The Golf Tournament will be held at Northampton Country Club on Monday, April 28th. Hope to see you there!
Join us for our Annual Donley Awards & Gala at the Northampton Country Club on Friday, September 27th! Entertainment by The Philly Keys, lots of raffles, dinner, drinks, and supporting our critical mission – it’ll be a great night! Click here to purchase tickets, or be a sponsor.
Project Child
Community Services for Children is proud to sponsor Project Child, a unique and innovative coalition with the purpose of preventing child abuse and neglect. To share resources and information, The Parent Project Podcasts (link to youtube?) were launched with topics such as: the importance of routines, family group decision-making, sleep habits, car seat safety and more. We host 2 professional development forums a year (images of invitations?) Interested in learning more? Know someone who could share their expertise at a forum? Let us know!
Parks & Pools
Parks and Pools Summer Series-look out for us at your local park or pool this summer! In partnership with the Allentown Summer Playground Program we provide information and resources about our Head Start/Early Head Start programs and our Early Learning Resource Centers.
EITC Thanking Our Partners
