Dubuque has received the prestigious All-America City Award (AAC Award) for its civic engagement to help more young children from low-income families achieve grade-level reading proficiency and early school success. Dubuque was one of just 15 communities nationwide to receive the award from the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and the National Civic League, which created the […]
Kids across Northeast Iowa will be seeing clearly after Vision To Learn announced the addition of 45 schools for the 2016-2017 school year. Last year, Vision To Learn and the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque (CFGD) partnered to pilot the vision program in eight Title I schools in Dubuque and Jackson Counties. Nearly 180 students […]
Every Child/Every Promise (ECEP), which works in strategic alliance with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, announced a campaign to build its endowment that will provide enduring support for its work to help all young people succeed in school, a career and our community. The campaign helps celebrate a decade of ECEP supporting collaboration in […]
According to the National Summer Learning Association, summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the achievement gap between lower and higher income youth and one of the strongest contributors to the high school dropout rate. That’s why the Dubuque Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, which is facilitated by Every Child/Every Promise (ECEP), […]
March 2 was Read Across America Day and we had the privilege of visiting some of our Grade-Level Reading partners to document their celebrations of literacy and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. It was so fun to see how excited the kids were at each location. Whether they were listening to a story read by a local […]
Stakeholders in Dyersville and Jackson County recently came together to learn more about the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and to discuss next steps to implement it in their respective communities. The groups both included community members representing the areas of education, nonprofits, business, childcare, government and more. The goal of the national Campaign for Grade-Level […]
The Campaign is now accepting proposals from organizations to provide summer enrichment programs to complement the school district’s summer reading program. Without access to enriching summer activities, research shows that children can lose up to three months of reading comprehension skills over the summer. By the end of fifth grade, these students could be as […]
This holiday season, several local children are enjoying the gift of reading thanks to an innovative program that took place last summer. In June, a group of dedicated organizations led by St. Mark Youth Enrichment and a committee of partners facilitated by the Community Foundation’s Every Child/Every Promise Initiative launched the Summer Academy, a pilot […]
IBM has awarded 11 KidSmart Early Learning computers to Every Child/Every Promise (ECEP), an initiative that works in strategic alliance with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque. The KidSmart computers provide interactive learning activities for pre-kindergarten curricula. The Community Foundation, ECEP and IBM have worked to distribute the computers to nonprofit childcare centers serving Dubuque’s […]
This summer, from June 1st – September 2nd, The Jule will again be offering the Free Way to Fun City program. Through collaboration with ECIA, Every Child/Every Promise, OnMedia, and Dupaco Community Credit Union, youth up to 18 years of age can ride the bus for free. K-12 participants that show bus drivers their Free […]
