To help local families get the support they need during their children’s earliest years, the Credit Union donated a total of $90,000 to support the DuPage Regional Office of Education (ROE)’s participation in the Parents as Teachers program. These funds were used to provide Visa® gift cards to high-risk, low-income families throughout DuPage County.
“We hope the gift cards can alleviate some of the financial burden these families are carrying,” said Amy Brandt, DuPage Credit Union’s Chief Experience Offer.
What is Parents as Teachers?
Parents as Teachers is a national early childhood home-visiting model with proven outcomes like increasing parenting knowledge and early detection of delays.
As an affiliate of Parents as Teachers, the DuPage ROE offers a free, evidence-based home-visiting program for low-income families in DuPage County. Through regular visits with trained parent educators, the program supports early childhood development, increases children’s school readiness, provides developmental screenings and connections to community resources, and helps parents strengthen positive interactions with their children.
DuPage Credit Union’s Partnership with the DuPage ROE
DuPage Credit Union has partnered with the DuPage ROE on several community initiatives and fundraising efforts, including our annual We’ve Got Your Back backpack fundraiser for students in need, in which the DuPage ROE coordinates the distribution of backpacks and school supplies purchased by the Credit Union.
Since 2014, the Credit Union has raised more than $125,000 to provide school supplies for local students in need.
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