About The DEC
The Dragon Empowerment Center
is a Community Learning Center. A Community Learning Center is designed to accomplish the following
· Connect the Community and the School
· Use the School as a hub for social, health, education, recreational and enrichment activities (art, music)
· Provide resources and support services
· Build success for all
A project providing services and programs to students, families and the community so that all can be successful in school and life.
Awards
Strong Foundations, Successful Futures
Project Growth Partnership Award
We are honored that our project received the Growth Partnership Workforce Innovation Award. The project is working to provide services and programs that will help uplift students, their families, and community members through a Community Learning and Resource Center. We thank everyone who has been or will be helping us to remove barriers and work toward ensuring all children can come to school ready to learn. September 2018
CareSource and Ohio CDCA Select SFSF-CLC For
“Empowering Communities Grant Challenge” Award
The Strong Foundations, Successful Futures (SFSF)– Community Learning Center (CLC) Advisory Group submitted an application via Community Action to the Ohio Community Development Corp-oration Association (CDCA) and CareSource “Empowering Communities Grant Challenge.” The grant was offered to fund innovative approaches to addressing “social determinants of health.” We proposed the SFSF– CLC project and applied for funding of the Community Resource Coordinator for the grant period (one year) to help us really move forward in this effort. They chose six finalists, of which we were one, and we were requested to make a presentation in Dayton. We are proud to have been selected for funding! We have been awarded $58,000. The Ohio CDCA is administering the funds that have been made available through the generous support of the CareSoure Foundation. We are extremely grateful to CareSource and Ohio CDCA.
Our Team
We would like to introduce our amazing team at the Dragon Empowerment Center
Jennifer Bunnell
Community Resource
Coordinator
Molly Lynch
Community Resource Assistant
Carmen Kuula
ACCAA Director of
Planning
Partners
Ashtabula County Community Action Agency
Ashtabula County Educational Service Center