Pauline Raab, chief executive officer of Cen-Clear Child Services Inc., announces the award of funding from the Kiwanis Club of State College.
The funds will be used to support Project PLACE (Promoting Literacy through Adult/Child Education), an early childhood literacy initiative.
Project PLACE uses an in-home approach to increase the amount of time parents spend reading to their children.
As part of this initiative, children are provided age appropriate books to incorporate into or to start their own home library.
Funds received will provide a portion of the books that are given to the 197 children and their families enrolled in Cen-Clear Head Start programs in Centre County.
According to Raab, “With the support of the State College Kiwanis Club, we are able to continue our efforts through Project PLACE and improve the literacy skills of children throughout the county while engaging families in the process.”
Cen-Clear provides services in all or parts of 15 counties throughout central Pennsylvania, offering a variety of programs through its Early Childhood, Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol and Community Divisions.
For more information regarding any of Cen-Clear’s programs and services, please contact 1-800-525-5437 or visit on the web at www.cenclear.org.
