{"id":3919,"date":"2019-02-19T18:38:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T18:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=3919"},"modified":"2019-05-08T18:25:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:25:56","slug":"community-school-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/our-impact\/community-school-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Community School Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 50px; text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; text-align: center;\">Community School Initiative<br \/>\nFundraising Goal<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 100px;\"><style>\r\n\t.thermometer_svg{}\r\n\t.therm_target{font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;}\r\n\t.therm_raised{font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif;}\r\n\t.therm_percent{font-family: sans-serif; text-anchor: middle; font-weight: bold;}\r\n\t.therm_subTarget{font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif;}\r\n\t.therm_legend{font-size: 12px; font-family: sans-serif;}\r\n\t.therm_majorTick{stroke-width: 2.5px; 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In 2018, the philanthropic group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onehundredwomenstrong.org\/news_post\/suntrust-foundation-grants-10000-to-loudoun-education-foundation-to-expand-its-community-school-initiative\/\"><strong>created a $100,000 challenge grant<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to expand the program to include Forest Grove, Sugarland, Guilford, Sully, and Rolling Ridge elementary schools beginning in Fall 2019.<\/p>\n<p>We thank the many organizations who have supported our CSI program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple Federal Credit Union \u2013 EASE Program<\/li>\n<li>Backpack Coalition<\/li>\n<li>Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)<\/li>\n<li>CareNow<\/li>\n<li>Christian Fellowship Church<\/li>\n<li>DAVENPORT<\/li>\n<li>ELKS Lodge 2406<\/li>\n<li>Evergreen Lacrosse Club, LLC<\/li>\n<li>Girls on the Run<\/li>\n<li>INOVA Healthy Plate Club<\/li>\n<li>Janelia Research Campus \u2013 Makerspace Program<\/li>\n<li>Loudoun Community Table<\/li>\n<li>Loudoun Education Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Loudoun Nurturing Parents<\/li>\n<li>Loudoun Soccer League<\/li>\n<li>Moms Against Poverty<\/li>\n<li>Mount Zion United Methodist Church<\/li>\n<li>OPCOM Farm<\/li>\n<li>Pactolus Wealth Management&#8211;$67,000<\/li>\n<li>PalmerCare Chiropractic<\/li>\n<li>Readers are Leaders National Program<\/li>\n<li>SafeWay Spirit Program<\/li>\n<li>Sterling Park Baptist Church<\/li>\n<li>SunTrust Foundation&#8211;$100,000<\/li>\n<li>Telos&#8211;$25,000<\/li>\n<li>The Nova Diaper Bank<\/li>\n<li>YMCA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Donate here:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/communityfoundationlf.org\/product\/100womenstronglti\/\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/communityfoundationlf.org\/product\/100womenstronglti\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none \">\n<div>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2150 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3505222_orig.jpg\" alt=\"3505222_orig\" width=\"486\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3505222_orig.jpg 486w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3505222_orig-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr class=\"styled-hr\" \/>\n<h2>Community School Facts and Figures<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Work in Progress<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">A longitudinal study of key metrics will be tracked over time to determine the efficacy of the Community School Initiative.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cNo great change came all at once\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><strong>Karen Schaufeld<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community School Initiative Fundraising Goal Due to the rapid suburbanization of poverty, many schools in economically disadvantaged areas need a wrap-around service approach like a Community School Initiative (CSI) that supports students and their families, helps improve educational outcomes and increases parental engagement. 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