Erie House Benefits from the "Big Give Wedding"
July 2, 2008
Inspired by Oprah’s Big Give television show, where contestants had to “give big or go home,” Chicago residents, Mary Murphy and Victor Quintanilla are teaming up with their wedding guests and the community to throw a “Big Give Wedding” this September. In lieu of all wedding registries and gifts, they are supporting needy children by raising funds for the Erie Neighborhood House and Greater Chicago Food Depository’s Nourish for Knowledge program. Read »
Creating Community at Goose Island Brewery
June 27, 2008
Hosted by the newly formed Erie Associates Board and generously sponsored by Goose Island Brewery, over 200 people attended the Learn. Lead. Create Community at Goose Island Brewery event on Thursday, June 26th. Almost $3,000 was raised from the event for a fund to help individuals and families who want to become United States citizens but cannot afford the $675 application fee. Read »
Success Story: Never Too Late to Learn English
June 13, 2008
Two years ago, Concepción Hernandez wandered into a Michaels store in search of scrapbooking supplies. When Concepción asked an employee for help, she was dumbfounded when the employee rudely refused to help her saying, “I can’t help you. I don’t understand you.” Read »
Erie's Preschool Program One of the First to Earn NAEYC Accrediation Under New System
June 10, 2008
Erie’s preschool program has just been reaccredited under a new system by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) for the next five years. Accreditation by NAEYC provides a seal of quality for a program and is a symbol of recognition for the commitment to reaching the highest professional standards in the world of children’s education. Only 8 percent of all preschool and other early childhood programs are NAEYC-accredited. Erie’s program received an outstanding rating of 94% or higher for each of the six classes that were evaluated. Read »
For a second year, Erie House is named one of the Top 25 Nonprofits in the United States
June 4, 2008
For the second consecutive year, Erie Neighborhood House is named as one of the nation's top 25 Hispanic nonprofits. Read »
"NCLB Tutoring Outside The Box" Features Erie's after-school program
May 14, 2008
Thanks to the federal No Child Left Behind Act, Eduardo is one of 530,000 poor children nationwide from struggling schools who receive tutoring paid for under the law’s Title I program. Unlike most other tutoring sessions under the law, the one with Eduardo and 12 others at Erie House isn’t happening in a school building or at a corporate tutoring outlet. Those types of providers serve the vast majority of the students receiving tutoring—also known as supplementary educational services, or SES—under the federal law. Read »
