Coatesville Kids to College is a faith-based initiative that provides academic, emotional and spiritual empowerment to children and youth in Coatesville from pre-K to college.

 

Our goal is to create a beginning-to-end pipeline that offers programming for children and youth at every level of their development so they can progress successfully through school and eventually graduate from college. 

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Currently, CKC runs a full-day preschool, daily after-school programs for children in grades K through 8th grade, and full-day summer camps for preschool and elementary school children. 

 

Our preschool is only $60 a month for families living below the economic poverty line, and our after-school and summer programs are fully funded by donations.

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WHY?

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Chester County is one of the fastest-growing and affluent areas in the country. These Philadelphia suburbs have experienced explosive growth and success for businesses and families over the last forty years. 

 

Just past the last stop of SEPTA’s Paoli-Thorndale line, Coatesville represents
a different environment than their neighboring communities. 

 

Once a thriving steel city, the closure of Lukens Steel Company created an
economic void and financial challenges for some businesses and families
in the shadows of the refineries.

 

For them, opportunities to advance and succeed are much more difficult. 

 

But they are possible. 

 

Our hearts beat with a passion for the amazing kids of Coatesville. We’re committed to building bridges and forging paths over and around the inherent challenges that they face. 

 

Because we know that every child comes jam-packed with tremendous potential. 

 

To create. To innovate. To build and explore.

 

To love, and hope, and connect and grow and make a positive impact on the world.