Funding Needs

An investment in The Children's Center, Inc. is an investment in a student’s life, the economy, the community, and Illinois. A gift to The Children's Center, Inc.'s Annual Fund can help us to continue raising the bar for our students as well as enriching their academic experience.

More so than anything else, teachers have the greatest impact on student achievement. Filling schools with a strong staff of instructors and leaders is the most important factor in putting our students through college. As The Children's Center, Inc. gains greater attention in the national and state education reform discussion, this becomes an even greater challenge, as selecting from the pool of strong candidates becomes more competitive.

Athletics play an important part in a student’s academic choice. Parents are less likely to send their children to a school without a strong athletic program. The Children's Center, Inc. would use funding to enrich and grow the athletic program, including purchasing newer equipment, uniforms and supplies.

It is a proven fact that the arts positively impact learning. The Children's Center, Inc. is committed to providing opportunities for our students to be involved in the arts by providing a choir and drama program. Funding for these programs would be used to help underwrite the costs of performances as well as buy needed items for the programs to grow and thrive.