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About Empowering Darke County
Youth
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Empowering
Darke
County Youth provides After School and Summer Tutoring programs
to assist students in the areas of language arts and math with the goal
of
Strong Students for a Strong Community.
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Empowering Darke County Youth
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United Way Partner Agency
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Empowering After School programs off to great start
DARKE COUNTY – Despite delayed starts due to Covid concerns, After
School Programs in three Darke County school districts are helping
students regain lost ground due to school closures in March. Some were
struggling prior to the closures; others fell behind following the
closures. Arcanum-Butler Middle School started its Empowering After
School Program this fall. According... read
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Empowering
Tutoring: An Amazing Project
Edison State students comment on their volunteer tutoring experience -
“The After School Program is an amazing group of people who come
together to help kids who are behind in their academics.” This was the
opinion of one of several Edison State students who participated in the
After School Program at Greenville Elementary School. Another student
said it meant a lot to her to... read
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Virginia Kettering Foundation provides
major grant to Empowering Youth
GREENVILLE – The Virginia W. Kettering Foundation has provided a major
grant to Empowering Darke County Youth to help support After School
Programs in Greenville, Ansonia and Arcanum-Butler school districts.
“This grant will have a major impact on our ability to serve our
students, especially as we move into the spring and then the fall of
next year,” said Bob Robinson... read
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Wayne HealthCare Foundation continues
support for Empowering programs
GREENVILLE - Wayne HealthCare Foundation has once again provided a
grant to Empowering Darke County Youth to support its academic services
to Darke County Youth. Making the presentation to Greenville Program
Coordinator Kay Sloat in 2019 was Foundation Director Lauren
Henry. The Wayne HealthCare Foundation actively supports a
healthy Darke County... read
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Local webmaster donates services to
Empowering programs
Empowering introduces informative website: empowerdarkecounty.com -
DARKE COUNTY – Empowering Darke County Youth has introduced a new,
informative website – empowerdarkecounty.com – designed and maintained
by local webmaster, Kurt Wagner. The website provides updated
information on all Empowering Darke County Youth programs. It also
provides a history... read
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Will you answer the call? By
Brittany Ulman, Board Member, Empowering Darke County Youth
Back to school. A well-known phrase often dreaded by students and
welcomed by parents. Regardless of our individual reactions, this time
of year is familiar to most. Or at least it used to be. In the days of
COVID-19, there’s nothing well-known or familiar about “back to
school.” Today, there are masks, face shields, gloves, social
distancing guidelines, temperature checks, virtual and in-person... read
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Park National Bank continues support of
Empowering programs
GREENVILLE – “Thank you for all that you do for our kids,” said Vickie
Wessling, Public Relations Coordinator for Park National Bank. “This is
a great program and all of you should be proud of what you have
accomplished with these kids.” Wessling and Park National Bank Vice
President Brian Wagner recently presented a check to Empowering
Executive... read
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Empowering receives grant from Reynolds
& Reynolds Foundation
Tutoring non-profit begins its fifth year of support for academically
at-risk students - GREENVILLE – Empowering Darke County Youth has
received a major grant from Reynolds and Reynolds Associate Foundation
for its After School, Summer and Distance tutoring programs. “We are
grateful to the Associates at Reynolds and Reynolds Foundation for
their support... read
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From the Director… The
Empowering Mission Continues to Move Forward
This has been a tough year for everyone: business owners and employees,
parents, teachers and administrators, and especially, our kids. Yet we
move forward. All school districts in Darke County have developed plans
to allow on-campus instruction this fall. For the first time since the
middle of March we are able to work directly with the students who need
our help. We... read
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Arcanum-Butler joins Empowering’s After
School Programs
ARCANUM – Arcanum-Butler Middle School has joined the Empowering Darke
County Youth Mission by establishing an After School Tutoring Program
for its fifth and sixth grade students. “We are very excited to be
working with Empowering Darke County Youth at Arcanum-Butler Middle
School,” said Jason Vince, Arcanum-Butler Middle School Principal. “We
feel it will be... read
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Stephens Memorial awards second check this
year for Empowering youth
GREENVILLE – The Harry D. Stephens Memorial recently awarded its second
check for 2020 to Empowering Darke County Youth. It was the fourth gift
from the Memorial since 2017. “During a time when all of us are
struggling with our health and economic concerns, we are extremely
grateful to the Harry D. Stephens Memorial for their continued focus on
our kids,” said... read
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Rumpke of Ohio donates to Empowering
programs
GREENVILLE – Rumpke of Ohio has awarded a grant to Empowering Darke
County Youth to support its programs in 2020-21. This is the second
year Rumpke has supported Empowering efforts to help students
struggling with their academics. The Rumpke business was established in
the 1930’s in the Cincinnati area. Today, Rumpke has grown to include
refuse and recycling services... read
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Rotary of Greenville continues its
Empowering support
GREENVILLE – The Rotary Club of Greenville recently supported
Empowering programs with its annual grant. The club’s support began in
2016 and has continued annually through 2020. “We are grateful for the
Rotary Club’s donations,” said Empowering Executive Director Bob
Robinson. “This has been a difficult time for all of us – teachers,
parents and especially our students – they need all the... read
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Vectren Foundation continues support for
Empowering programs
GREENVILLE – Vectren Foundation recently supported Empowering programs
with its second grant. The Foundation’s support began in 2019 and now
continues in 2020. “This is a major grant,” said Empowering Executive
Director Bob Robinson. “It comes at a time when it’s really needed.
Available funds from all sectors of our economy are in short supply due
to recent events... read
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Empowering Newsletter offers Summer Fun
Opportunities
GREENVILLE – Empowering Darke County Youth’s June Newsletter offers a
great list of summer fun and educational activities for Darke County
young people. Compiled by Empowering Board Member Brittany Ulman, the
“Essentials” list has activities that all ages can enjoy. Included in
the one-page flyer are ideas for outside and indoor fun, virtual
learning, staying connected, staying healthy... read
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Did You Know? CNO is a top source for
education news!
County News Online is a top source for education news… County News
Online is a fundraising arm of Empowering Darke County Youth. It is
also one of your top sources for education news, analysis and opinion.
The website publishes six days a week, Monday through Saturday. Daily
teases are offered on Facebook County News Online, while weekly updates
are sent out... read
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Empowering Darke County Youth… Getting
ready for fall… Let us help!
GREENVILLE – Summer is here. It’s a time for enjoying warmer weather,
planning summer activities and taking a deep breath after the
challenges of the last few months. It is also time to consider
preparing for the fall. In one form or another school will resume the
end of August. It could be in the classroom, online or a combination of
both. If your child, grandchild or any child important to... read
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Don’t forget our kids, Bob
Robinson, Executive Director, Empowering Darke County Youth
To many of us, the bottom dropped out the middle of March. Businesses
closed. People lost their jobs. There was a novel (as in new) virus
that had begun killing people, and by order of the governor, social
distancing was implemented to help stop its spread. Schools were shut
down. It was strongly suggested we stay home and if – only if –
venturing out was absolutely... read
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Empowering thanks supporters, requests help
during tough times
Online Tutoring continues through Empowering Distance - GREENVILLE –
Empowering Darke County Youth Board of Directors wishes to thank the
businesses, organizations and individuals who have continued their
support this year, many of them during today’s tough challenges. Their
help has made it possible to continue offering tutoring online to Darke
County students struggling with their... read
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Empowering adds video support to online
tutoring
DARKE COUNTY – Empowering Darke County Youth has added face-to-face
video tutoring to its online capabilities. Available formats include
Google Hangouts, Zoom and Facebook. “We went ‘live’ a little over a
week ago and are already working with a number of students,” said Bob
Robinson, Empowering Executive Director. “Our resources are limited,
however, we still have room to provide... read
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Empowering Youth offers “distance learning”
support
DARKE COUNTY – Until current health concerns have dissipated, Distance
Learning is the new normal adopted by school districts, colleges and
other education-oriented agencies. Empowering Darke County Youth is now
offering an opportunity for caregivers to discover a variety of
“in-home” activities and some basic learning support services for their
children needing additional help. Empowering... read
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Dave Knapp continues support of Empowering
youth
GREENVILLE - Dave Knapp, owner of Dave Knapp Ford Lincoln in
Greenville, has been a major supporter of his Darke County community
for over two decades, especially local youth. He continued that support
recently with a donation to Empowering Darke County Youth. Among his
community service support activities, Dave has provided scholarships to
local athletes and... read
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Empowering Benefits from Mercer Savings
Mission
GREENVILLE – As a mutual bank, Mercer Savings Bank has always been
deeply rooted in the communities it serves and, as part of that,
believes that reinvesting in those communities should be a large part
of its mission. Each month, The Bank’s Giving Mission provides one
office the opportunity to choose an organization to receive
$1,000. Along with the donation, offices... read
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Harry Stephens Memorial supports Empowering
programs for third year
GREENVILLE – Dianna Wagner, President of the Harry D. Stephens
Memorial, Inc., recently presented a check to Susi Halley, Vice
President of Empowering Darke County Youth. The check supporting
Empowering Darke County Youth programs was the third gift from the
Memorial since 2017. “We are grateful for the Harry D. Stephens
Memorial continued support,” said Halley. “These... read
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After School Tutoring… The Bottom Line,
By Tatiayana Cox, Edison State Community College Student
What do you think the bottom line is for struggling students in this
community and the importance of supporting them now via after school
tutoring versus later? This question stopped me in my tracks as I began
tutoring 1st-7th graders. It may have begun as an assignment for me,
but morphed into a calling as these precious kids grew on me. I quickly
realized they struggled with basic math and language skills... read
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Empowering Darke County Youth… Edison
State student calls Empowering program ‘an opportunity of a lifetime’
- GREENVILLE – “Being a part of Greenville's Empowering After School
Tutoring Program was an opportunity of a lifetime,” said one of 38
Edison State Greenville Campus students who participated in the
Empowering Darke County Youth program last fall. The student added she
believes she has helped at least one child increase his or her grade in
school… and to be proud of the... read
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