Category: Boys and Girls Club
Join Our Efforts to Help Children Overcome Barriers to Educational Success!
Only 50% of low-income kindergarteners in the United Way service area have the skills they need to start reading; and these children are well behind their higher income peers – because of a variety of barriers that inhibit their likelihood of performing at grade level. And of 50 children having difficulty in kindergarten, 44 will still [...]
United Way helps children who experience difficult situations
According to research conduced by Dr. Robert Anda on Adverse Childhood Experiences, there is a direct correlation between the traumas suffered in childhood with poor adult health status and disease. United Way of East Central Iowa health expert, Eugenia Vavra, noted that teens and adults are more likely to engage in risky behaviors, have social and emotional impairments, and [...]
Boys and Girls Club Gala is on March 3, 2012
The organization, which is one of our community partners, will hold its annual gala at the Cedar Rapids Marriott from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. For more click here.
Boys and Girls Club to give back through Random Acts of Kindness
The club, which is one of our community partners, will be out on Dec. 23, 2011, offering random acts of kindness to say thanks to the community, according to a Gazette article. Read more here.
