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Edison
student volunteers and Empowering staff work with Greenville
Elementary students. One tutor
works with one student following current
health safety guidelines. Greenville is one of three
Empowering After
School Programs in Darke County.
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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, Executive Director. “My Board and I are
extremely appreciative of this support from the Virginia W. Kettering
Foundation Board.”
Robinson added that major changes in the After School Program have been
required by the current health environment. After school support began
in middle or late October. Depending on the district and space
available, students receive individual help from tutors in a designated
space on campus, or they receive additional, focused instruction in a
classroom format. Robinson noted that each District establishes its
After School Program in the manner that best suits its academic support
strategy. In the past 30 days, 42 students have received 256 hours of
homework help and additional support in math and grammar basics.
The Virginia W. Kettering Foundation is one of three Kettering Family
Philanthropies continuing the Philanthropic Legacy of Charles F.
Kettering. The other two are The Kettering Fund and the Kettering
Family Foundation. Funding may include support for education,
environment, health and medical needs, human services, public and
society benefit, and arts, culture, and humanities.
Since 2016, Empowering programs have provided more than 20,000 hours of
academic support to nearly 800 Darke County students. In addition to
the After School Programs, ongoing support is available through
Empowering Distance. Due to the pandemic, support at the Greenville
Public Library is available but limited, and Summer Tutoring at Edison
State Community College is currently on hold. For additional
information or how you can help, contact Empowering at
empoweringdistance101@gmail.com or P.O. Box 1113, Greenville, Ohio
45331.
The Empowering Mission: Empowering Darke County Youth is a 501c3 United
Way Partner Agency providing After School and Summer Tutoring programs
to assist students in the areas of reading, language arts and math with
the goal of Strong Students for a Strong Community.
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