The majority of people with low incomes now live outside of America’s cities, and almost all suburban areas are ill-equipped to deal with the influx of the poor. Since 2012, suburban poverty levels exceeded those of urban areas: 56% of people living in poverty in major metro areas now live in the suburbs. Although child poverty…
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Benefits to the Community
Through “NESTing” in an economically challenged neighborhood, relationships are birthed and needs within the community are identified. Solutions are investigated and put in place. ALL community churches, civic groups, and other organizations can encourage their members, and especially their youth, to get engaged in local service work. When a community wraps its arms around the…
New Census data show Greater Cincinnati region has nearly 100,000 kids in poverty
NEST Community Learning Center is working to make a difference in our community for kids to have a fighting chance. Nearly half of all children in the city of Cincinnati — 44.6 percent — live below the federal poverty level. That amounts to 28,811 kids. In Hamilton County, more than one out of four children,…
Lots of Smiles THIS School Year
Last year whenever Emma talked about herself or school, it was always negative. She would say that she wasn’t smart … would never succeed … and that she would never feel good about school. The NEST volunteers at Chapelwood were determined to help Emma see herself through a different “life lens”. NEST’s mobile classroom volunteers…
NEST’s Giving Tree
Dry Cleaning Plus has a NEST giving tree! There is a variety of gift tags that will be used to support NEST and the NEST-mobile. Drop off your dry cleaning while you are there! Stop in and check it out. 8711 Fields Ertel Rd
Getting to know our locations: CHAPELWOOD APARTMENTS
Chapelwood Apartments is located at the curve on West Loveland Avenue, just past Rich Road when you are heading towards Historic Downtown Loveland. NEST began working in Chapelwood in January 2016. We are there on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. It is the smallest of the three sites NEST serving 21 students…
Best Friends Rocking It In School This Year!
Athena and Peggy have been best friends for as long as they can remember. Growing up in MacArthur Park Apartments, they have done everything together, including “turning it” around in school this year. Last year both girls hated going to school and struggled in class getting C’s, D’s, and F’s. They decided that they needed…
Getting to know our locations: MAC ARTHUR PARK APARTMENTS
MacArthur Park Apartments are located just a few turns off of West Loveland Avenue at Loveland Madeira Road. This apartment community was built in 1974 and has 3 stories with 85 units. NEST began working with the kids at this second location starting January 2017. We are in MacArthur Park Monday through Thursday from 4:45 to…
Getting to know our locations: WESTOVER VILLAGE APARTMENTS
You may have driven by the street, but never have actually seen Westover Village Apartments, a 90-unit affordable housing community in Loveland, Ohio. Westover was the first site where NEST began its after school program in the Fall of 2016. It is the second largest site with over 40 kids enrolled in our program. Most of the…
Hard Work Pays Off!
Gary was one of the first kids to join NEST at Westover Village Apartments, our first location. He was referred by his mother when he was struggling with reading and keeping up with his school work. NEST homework help volunteers worked with Gary each day on his reading packet from school as well as weekly spelling…
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