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Houston , TX 77258 PH : 281.486.6698 FX : 281.486.0405
www . cisba . org
Communities In Schools – Bay Area Recognizes Boeing Houston ECF for Support
Houston , TX . September 13 , 2018 Communities In Schools – Bay Area presented a plaque to representatives from the Employee Community Fund of Boeing Houston ( ECF ) in recognition and appreciation of their support of Communities In Schools – Bay Area programming .
Communities In Schools – Bay Area is a nonprofit organization that provides dropout prevention programming for at-risk and economically
Photo ( L to R ): Betty Espinosa , Ryne Baker , Peter Wuenschel , Debbie disadvantaged children . Communities In Schools –
Liput , and David Chapek .
Bay Area has programs on 16 Clear Creek and Dickinson ISD campuses in Harris and Galveston counties . This year 1,275 students will receive case management services and over 14,000 will participate in Communities In Schools – Bay Area campus-wide activities .
One of the largest employee-owned and managed funds of its kind in the world , the Employees Community Fund of The Boeing Company has been empowering employees to make greater impact by pooling their tax-deductible donations for more than 60 years . Since 2016 , Boeing Houston ECF has awarded $ 14,500 in grant support for Communities In Schools – Bay Area school-based dropout prevention programming .
Communities In Schools – Bay Area Executive Director , Dr . Peter Wuenschel , met with Boeing Houston employees to personally thank them and the ECF for their support . “ Boeing Houston ECF has a long history of generously supporting local nonprofit organizations , and Communities In Schools – Bay Area is honored to be a recipient of Boeing ECF grants for the last two years . I am so appreciative of the support from Boeing ECF , and their commitment to learning about the issues and challenges our community ’ s children and families face .”
Communities In Schools – Bay Area ’ s mission is to surround students with a community of support , empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life . For more information on Communities In Schools – Bay Area dropout prevention programs , please visit www . cisba . org or call 281-486-6698 .
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