Gene Kephart, executive director of Cen-Clear Child Services, Inc., announced that the agency has been awarded a grant from The State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. The grant of $1,575 will be used to provide fire safety training and to purchase smoke alarms for families served by the agency.
The grant from State Farm will be used in conjunction with Project Fire F.L.I.E.S. (Fundamental Lessons In Every Site), the agency’s fire safety instruction program. CCS developed and implemented this program several years ago in conjunction with local volunteer fire companies. State Farm has been an ongoing funding partner for this program.
“Cen-Clear provides many meaningful programs to our area, I am so grateful to bring State Farm’s support to their fire safety program,” said Philipsburg State Farm Agent Clayton Hetrick. “Project Fire F.L.I.E.S. not only protects families’ homes but ultimately saves lives – I can’t think of a better way to be a good neighbor.”
According to Kephart, “We are extremely grateful for the support we have received from the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. We believe our fire prevention program helps to save lives, and the grant from State Farm makes the program all the more effective because we can place additional fire safety and emergency devices in family homes.”
More information about the programs and services of Cen-Clear Child Services, Inc. is available by calling 342-5678 or by visiting www.cenclear.org.