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South Shore Connection Facts

  1. What is South Shore Connection?

    South Shore Connection is a collaboration between funders, school, nonprofit organizations and families dedicated to the expectation that every child in our community will obtain the education they need to be successful, productive adults.

  2. Who are the Funders and how did South Shore Connection get started?

    Legacy Foundation, Lake Area United Way, and Foundations of East Chicago are the funders of South Shore Connection. They felt the urgent need to address the educational attainment issue that our youth face in Lake County.

  3. What School Districts are collaborating with South Shore Connection?

    Gary Community School Corporation, Hammond Community School Corporation, and the Lake Station School District are the school districts collaborating with South Shore Connection.

  4. What is nFocus Software?

    nFocus Software is the leading provider of data collection and outcome measurement software to the public sector. For more than fifteen years, nFocus Software has successfully implemented solutions for customers of all sizes.

  5. How will nFocus Software benefit students?

    It will help share student data in a “real time” environment between social service organizations and school.

  6. How will data sharing help?

    Sharing data will provide the ability to link organization’s data with school performance. This will result in the most robust outcome measurement, directly linking after-school initiatives with school grades and student attendance; thus helping to manage, evaluate and analyze the impact of programs and services.

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20-01-2012 | In Nosotros Magazine: Adults Teaching Adults »

EAST CHICAGO | Laura Smith Wynn shares her parenting expertise at East Chicago’s Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, part …

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01-19-2012 | Neighborhoods Inc. encourages residents through contests »

EAST CHICAGO | On December 20, Neighborhoods Inc. (NI) held an awards ceremony for the participants of the Fall Spruce …

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27-10-2011 | Putting East Chicago Back to Work »

By Rob Earnshaw, Times Correspondent
EAST CHICAGO | – An initiative to target unemployed city residents and provide them with …

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27-10-2011 | Putting East Chicago Back to Work »

By Rob Earnshaw, Times Correspondent
EAST CHICAGO | – An initiative to target unemployed city residents and provide them with …

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11-4-2010 | Grantee Public Presentation »

A Foundations of East Chicago (FEC) Grantee Public Presentation will be held on Thursday, November 4, from 6:00 p.m. – …

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4-1-2010 | Grantee Orientation Meeting »

Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Place: Healthy East Chicago, 100 W. Chicago Avenue, East Chicago, IN 46312

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Collaboration Grant Request Forms for Review »

The deadline to submit a Proposal for a 2011 Collaboration was Tuesday, 31 May, 2011. We are no longer accepting …

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Interim Grant Report »

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Updated Grant Policies »

Download a pdf of new policies which pertain to grant recipients, effective for grant applicants as of 1 March 2010.

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FEC Continuing Education Recommendation Form »

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FEC Continuing Education Scholarship Application »

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FEC High School Recommendation Form »

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Foundations of East Chicago – High School Scholarship Application »

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Updated Grant Policies »

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Interim Grant Report »

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Grant Closeout Report »

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Grant Application Revised Budget Sheet »

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06-10-2011 | Our Audited Financials, 2009-2010 »

Download to your computer a pdf file of the Foundations of East Chicago Financial Statements and auditor’s report for 2010-2009.

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