Local State Representative Mike Marron says a mistake by the Illinois State Board of Education and the Pritzker Administration is threatening the very existence of cirtical after-school programs in his district. An internal error in the allocation of funds caused the state to cut funding for local Project Success programs. Marron said this will affect children in need
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Project Success recently notified the families that some programming would end at the conclusion of its summer program. Funding for one-third of Project Success of Vermilion County's after school enrichment programs has disappeared. The non-profit organization will have to cease programming at sites in Westville, Georgetown and Oakwood in August.
Project Success provides intervention services, mental health services, educational tutoring servies, and activities for young people to engage in that help them thrive and keep them out of trouble," Marron said.
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Funding for one-third of Project Success of Vermilion County’s after school enrichment programs has disappeared. “Project Success provides intervention services, mental health services, educational tutoring services, and activities for young people to engage in that help them thrive and keep them out of trouble,” Marron said.
