Programs

  • FWC's Success in School Program

    FWC'S SUCCESS IN SCHOOL PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE. THE PROGRAM IS A LONG-TERM APPROACH WHERE STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED AN EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST (ES) TO WORK WITH THEM TO STAY ON TRACK TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH AN ES, STUDENTS RECEIVE A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES THAT AIM TO INCREASE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES. EDUCATION SERVICES INCLUDE: SCHOOL SUPPORT, GOAL SETTING, 1:1 TUTORING, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND STUDENT PROGRESS MONITORING.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $182.5K

  • FWC's Academic Supports Program

    FWC'S ACADEMIC SUPPORTS PROGRAM HELPS FULFILL UNMET ACADEMIC NEEDS OF STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE IN CPS REGION 3. THROUGH ACADEMIC SUPPORTS, CAREGIVERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS CAN REQUEST FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ACADEMIC SERVICES SUCH AS TUTORING, SUMMER SCHOOL, AND CREDIT REPLACEMENT COURSES. IN ADDITION TO THESE SUPPORTS, FRIENDS OF WEDNESDAY'S CHILD ASSISTS WITH SENIOR EXPENSES AND WE ALSO AWARD HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS PURSUING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $58.6K

  • Enrichment Supports Program

    THE ENRICHMENT SUPPORTS PROGRAM HELPS PROVIDE STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS THEIR NON-FOSTER PEERS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT, WHEN YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, THEY DO BETTER IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. THE ENRICHMENT SUPPORTS PROGRAM HELPS PAY FOR A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOUTH STAY ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SPORTS, MUSIC, DANCE, ART, SUMMER CAMP, AND EVEN DRIVER'S EDUCATION WHICH HELPS TO SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS WHEN THEY TRANSITION TO LIFE ON THEIR OWN.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $28.9K