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CAC Supporting the Families in the Community of East Grand Rapids |
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About CAC |
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Community Action Council is a school/community partnership organization, originally formed in the 1980’s, made up of parents, school administration, city leaders, and other community representatives. CAC receives grant money from the Safe and Drug-Free Schools program of the U.S. Department of Education. Grant monies are used, among other things, to administer student surveys and to implement school programs to enhance skills that contribute to students’ emotional and social well-being. CAC also distributes grants to school or community programs that coincide with the organization’s focus. Our projects have included sponsorship of speakers on parenting, community-wide forums on drug abuse and resources for help, and the CAC Senior Scholarship. It was from the work of the CAC that Youth Development was born. CAC also initiated the Public Safety School Liaison, accomplished the school smoking ban, and brought in school programs such as Peer Mediation and Project Alert. In addition to grants, the CAC sustains itself financially through membership fees, fundraising events, and donations. Through membership in CAC, we make a commitment to support the youth and families of East Grand Rapids. |
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CAC Board Executive Board Dee McGraw..................................................... President........................................................ deemcgraw@ameritech.net Kim Rossi......................................................... Vice President..................................................... kimrossigr@comcast.net Samantha Wolffis.............................................. Secretary................................................................ sjwolffis@comcast.net Sarah Swaney................................................... Treasurer.................................................................... hibbyswa@aol.com
Board of Directors Dr. Sara Shubel................................................. Superintendent ........................................................... sshubel@egrps.org Cindy Bartman.................................................. Mayor...................................................................... cbartman@eastgr.org Brian Ellis.......................................................... School Board President................................... brian@brooktreecapital.com Mark Herald...................................................... Public Safety Director................................................. mherald@eastgr.org Elizabeth Bogo.................................................. PTA Council President............................................... ebogo@comcast.net Tina Aardema................................................... Student Representative............................... dancingdean33@netscape.net
Finance committee (Fund development) Sarah Swaney, Chair......................................................................................................................... sswaney@egrps.org Dee McGraw.......................................................................................................................... deemcgraw@ameritech.net Mark Tompkins................................................................................................................................ mtompkin@egrps.org
Communications committee Amy Coretti, Chair.......................................................................................................................... coretti6@sbcglobal.net Fred Bunn............................................................................................................................................. fbunn@eastgr.org Steve Edison....................................................................................................................................... sedison@egrps.org Jeanne Glowicki.................................................................................................................................. jglowick@egrps.org Linda Kehm........................................................................................................................................... lkehm@egrps.org Mary Reed Kelly............................................................................................................................ orangerk@comcast.net Holly McCabe................................................................................................................................... hpm66@comcast.net Deecy Smith............................................................................................................................... deecymike@earthlink.net Samantha Wolffis............................................................................................................................ sjwolffis@comcast.net Prevention and awareness Dee McGraw, Chair................................................................................................................. deemcgraw@ameritech.net Mary Ann Crete.................................................................................................................................. cretemare@aol.com Lynne Koss................................................................................................................................. lynnekoss@hotmail.com Mark Lindner.................................................................................................................................... mlindner@eastgr.org Libby Long................................................................................................................................... libby49506@yahoo.com Jane McClure.............................................................................................................................. soccerslave2@msn.com Cathy Sunshine-Szivan..................................................................................................................... csunshin@egrps.org
Research and evaluation committee Jeanne Glowicki, Chair........................................................................................................................ jglowick@egrps.org Amy Coretti................................................................................................................................... coretti6@sbcglobal.net Jenny Fee................................................................................................................................................. jfee@egrps.org Mary Reed Kelly............................................................................................................................. orangek@comcast.net Dawn Lewis.............................................................................................................................................. dlewis@kdl.org Peter Stuursma................................................................................................................................ pstuursm@egrps.org |