VANDERHEYDEN IS RECIPIENT OF $52K GRANT FROM IICF TO ENHANCE READING PROGRAMS
For immediate release:
February 8, 2018
Contact: Cathy Yudzevich
cyudzevich@vanderheyden.org
(518) 874-4901
VANDERHEYDEN IS RECIPIENT OF $52K GRANT FROM IICF
TO ENHANCE READING PROGRAMS
Wynantskill, NY — Vanderheyden’s Richard A. Desrochers Educational Center was recently awarded a $52,000 grant from the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Northeast Division, to enhance the school’s READ 180 reading program and to institute the SYSTEM 44 program.
Vanderheyden recognizes the needs of our students to receive additional reading interventions including decoding, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension that is offered in the READ 180 program. The SYSTEM 44 program will benefit students who struggle the most and who need urgent intervention, with specialization in basic phonics, decoding, and foundational reading skills.
“We are very grateful to IICF for this grant and their investment in the future of our youth. The grant will certainly make a real difference in their lives,” Karen Carpenter Palumbo, President and CEO of Vanderheyden said. “Ensuring that our students can read provides them the best opportunity for future success in the workforce and community citizenship.”
The grant will be used to implement the SYSTEM 44 program, and to purchase materials to enhance the READ 180 program, such as iPads, computers, a SMART board, audio books, head sets, microphones, printers, consumable workbooks, and a separate summer reading program that augments READ 180.
The IICF is a unique nonprofit that unites the collective strengths of the insurance industry to help communities and enrich lives through grants, volunteer service and leadership. Established in 1994, IICF has contributed $28.7 million in community grants, along with 270,000 volunteer hours by more than 100,000 volunteers, to hundreds of charities and nonprofit organizations, reinvesting in local communities where funds are raised. IICF is a registered nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Learn more at www.iicf.org or follow us on Twitter @doubleicf.
Vanderheyden began as the Troy Orphan Asylum in 1833 and is celebration 185 years of changing lives to save lives. Today, our facilities provide a safe haven for youth, adults and families who have experienced family disruption, trauma, abuse, emotional difficulty, developmental disability and learning problems. The Richard A. Desrochers Educational Center at Vanderheyden is a Regents accredited 7-12 grade program that provides education to individuals who are at risk of not succeeding at school and those in need of a special education. Vanderheyden is committed to a family focused, trauma informed, and community based system of care. For more information visit www.vanderheyden.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter @vanderheyden_, and Instagram.