Help with Homework Assistance Program

Peoria, IL, - In response to the call for more effective homework assistance programs for low-income youth, Charity Projects Entertainment Fund (CPEF)/Idol Gives Back is providing $25,000 grants to support the continued implementation of Power Hour in 180 Boys & Girls Clubs in communities with high poverty rates across the country.

"We are grateful to Charity Projects Entertainment Fund/Idol Gives Back for enabling us to continue utilizing such a high-quality homework assistance program like Power Hour," said Lesley Matuszak, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria. "So many of the children we serve simply do not have access to the resources necessary for successful homework completion, which is critical to their everyday academic success."

Power Hour: Making Minutes Count is an interactive, after-school homework assistance program for children ages 6 to 18 using adult staff and volunteers to supervise the completion of Club member's homework. Power Hour's long-term goals are to ensure that youth graduate from high school, pursue postsecondary educations and become life-long learners.

"On behalf of the Charity Projects Entertainment Fund/Idol Gives Back, we are very proud of our partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America," said Rick Scott, Director, CPEF Board. "Through Power Hour, Clubs can continue their support and commitment to helping children reach the true 'Power of their Potential.'"

 

About Charity Projects Entertainment Fund (CPEF) www.cpefund.org

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