Erie Neighborhood House received a grant from the MAXIMUS Foundation in the amount of $2,000 to support STEM-focused workshops and activities in its Expanded Learning Programs for Children and Youth (ELP).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to provide Erie Neighborhood House with a MAXIMUS Foundation grant that will enable such a deserving organization to continue its spectacular work improving health, child and community development, and helping underserved populations in the local community,\u201d said John Boyer, MAXIMUS Foundation Chairman.<\/p>\n
The MAXIMUS Foundation is the philanthropic arm of MAXIMUS, a leading operator of government health and human services programs that help serve citizens with compassion and efficacy.<\/p>\n
\u201cErie House has earned this well-deserved grant by providing innovative solutions that empower families and individuals\u2014values that we hold dear at the MAXIMUS Foundation,\u201d he added. \u201cThe Foundation and I send our warmest congratulations to Erie House.\u201d<\/p>\n
The grant will serve to further strengthen the emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education at Erie House.<\/p>\n
ELP currently offers an after-school science club in collaboration with After School Matters as well as STEM workshops throughout the year. Its flagship youth mentoring program, TEAM, recruited 25 mentors with a background in STEM in 2015. Last year, the program witnessed 46 percent of graduating seniors select a STEM-related major in college.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are extremely grateful for the opportunities the MAXIMUS Foundation is creating for our youth,\u201d said Erie House executive director Kirstin Chernawsky. \u201cSTEM education lays a great foundation for our students to pursue a variety of different career paths. Because these jobs are in high demand, our youth will be better positioned to succeed as a result of their participation at Erie House.\u201d<\/p>\n
Erie House was among 11 organizations in the state of Illinois who received a MAXIMUS Foundation grant this spring.<\/p>\n
About MAXIMUS <\/strong> About the MAXIMUS Foundation <\/strong> Erie Neighborhood House received a grant from the MAXIMUS Foundation in the amount of $2,000 to support STEM-focused workshops and activities in its Expanded Learning Programs for Children and Youth…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":290,"featured_media":2373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[48,22],"class_list":["post-2372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-elp","tag-grants"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\nAs the philanthropic arm of MAXIMUS, the Foundation extends the mission of the Company by identifying and awarding grants to partners with specialized expertise to deliver results within the same populations and communities served by the public programs the Company operates. The MAXIMUS Foundation is completely funded by MAXIMUS and its employees, and provides grants to local community organizations with programs and projects in the areas of child and youth development, health and community development.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"