With a grant from the East St. Louis Community Fund, the City of East St. Louis:
- Received a new 911 emergency system enabling the city to better respond to its citizens
- Creation and expansion of before-and-after school programs in multiple locations throughout East St. Louis
- Restoration and expansion of football, computer, recreational programs for youth
- Establishment of an Eye Clinic in partnership with University of Missouri: St. Louis and Southern Illinois University: Edwardsville
- Restoration of the Brooklyn Park in partnership with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the development of the Ted Savage Baseball Field for the children of Brooklyn, Illinois
- Nonprofits Capacity Building and Technical Assistance Program to help nonprofit serve more and delivery continued high quality programs
- Over $2.0 million in scholarships awarded to East St. Louis and Brooklyn High School graduates attending universities and colleges across the country
- Upgrade of the 911 system for the City of East St. Louis and purchase of a fire truck for the Village of Brooklyn, Illinois.
The Greater East St. Louis Community Fund designed and administered a comprehensive city-wide clean-up program that resulted in the:
EAST ST. LOUIS YOUTH PROJECT
Between 2012 and 2017, the Greater East St. Louis Community Fund established a strategic goal to ensure quality summer programming for the children of East St. Louis and Brooklyn, so it formed the Greater East St. Louis Youth Coordinating Council. One of its goals is to coordinate quality programming for the children of East St. Louis and Brooklyn.
For the summer of 2013, the Council launched the East St. Louis Youth Project. Agencies worked together and sponsored joint training for summer workers. Training covered the areas of first aid, child protection, conflict resolution and songs and chants.
The Council further strengthened its tentacles by launching the East St. Louis Youth Project. The Greater East St. Louis Community Fund provided a grant to the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center for project administration. Agencies then recruited children to participate in a various sports and recreational programs, held in various school locations: Mason Clark, Lincoln Middle, Katie Wright and Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center. There was even open gym time available for basketball for young adults. The program served youth 5 – 22 years of age.
The Greater East St. Louis Community Fund thanks Mr. Clarence Goldthree for his unselfish leadership and service to the children of East St. Louis and Brooklyn.
The Greater East St. Louis Community Fund honors Mr. Clarence Goldthree who passed in 2021. Mr. Goldthree was the inspiration behind the East St. Louis Youth Project that is city-wide summer program offering summer engagement opportunities for East St. Louis youth. His leadership and dedication will be missed.
The goal of the program was to provide a safe haven with caring adults supervising quality programming. The program operated after summer school and it touched the lives of over 1,200 children. Participating agencies were:
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The Greater East St. Louis Community Fund helps East St. Louis and Brooklyn college students finance their college costs. We know that a quality college education can lead to future success. Our scholarship fund helps make this possible by offering a progressively increasing scholarship for 4 years, depending upon college success. Become a partner with us by donating to our scholarship fund.