Community Inquiry- Rantoul IL.

Maggie Green, Beth McGreal, Stephanie De Haan, Ryan Robertson, Stephanie Sabath, and Crystal Stevens

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OF Population =12,941

RANTOUL

Rantoul High SchoolWabash ParkYouth Center- summer and after school care After school care (Anabel, Launchpad) Multicultural CenterLibrary Champaign

Rantoul Community

• Eastlawn Primary School- social work support, take home weekend bags for food. Free lunch and breakfast for all students. Get clothes donations for those who need extra clothes, shampoo and hygiene products sent home for those in need.

• There is a great support team at the schools. Rantoul High School• Churches around Rantoul (e.g., Christian Life) provide psychological support for adult community

members as well. • For those families that need other supports, there are many places like the Youth Center, schools,

Churches, Rec Center, and Food Pantry that provide food for families when needed.

Monetary and Material Resources

Use of the Library:•Check out books•Computer Lab•Read aloud with LibrarianBooks:•Donations from PTO, Annual Book Fair, Scholastic Book Club Credits•Spanish and English•Fiction and Non-Fiction•Leveled books•Some teachers let the students pick out whatever books they want, others have them check out books in their levels to complete homework assignments

Eastlawn School Library

During the school year (September through May), the library offers several programs for children, which include movies, and After School games, stories and crafts.

●Raising Readers Corner ages 2 - 8 years●Pokemon fan Club ●Preschool story Club●Summer/Winter reading programs●Library tours●Online teen book club

Rantoul Library

Book It!•Kindergarten - 6th Grade

•Set the reading goal

•Reward the achievement

•Redeem the certificateHelp with providing food

•Free for districts to participate in Goals of program:

Motivate students to read more and improve their reading skills in the process. To end world hunger, especially in children.

Incentive Programs

Multicultural Community Center•Bilingual Library program

o For low income families with unsatisfactory educational, informational, and recreational resources

o Goal: To provide continued education and literacy services and provide a community space to celebrate cultural diversity

o http://www.mcc-rantoul.org/•Tutoring

o Low cost or free services depending on the need of the familieso English and Spanish

Community Programs

• The Rantoul Multicultural Community Centero Services in education, cultural arts, recreation, community development, and

health or social services • Generations of Hope (Hope Meadows)

o Innovative residential community for children adopted from foster care, grandparents, and friends

• Anabel Huling Early Learning Centero Early childcare dedicated to intellectual, physical, and emotional development

Organizations & Institutions

MCC-Rantoul & Hope Meadows

http://www.mcc-rantoul.org/

http://www.generationsofhope.org/about/

• Chanute Air Force Base closed in 1993The closure is still affecting the community

• Bell Helmets, Jeld-Wen windows, and servicesector jobsThese are the main employment opportunities

• University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignTutors, after school programs, sex education

• Port PlantClosed and now reopened

Effects of the Organizations and Institutions

• Interview with Eastlawn Librarian, Rantoul Librarian• Interview with Eastlawn Kindergarten Teacher • Interview with J.W. Eater Junior High Principal and 7th grade social studies teacher • http://www.rantoul.lib.il.us/• http://www.rantoulpress.com/• MCC-Rantoul: http://www.mcc-rantoul.org/• Generations of Hope: http://www.generationsofhope.org/• Anabel Huling Early Learning Center: http://ahelc.com/ • Teaching Assistant at Eastlawn Elementary• First Grade Cooperating Teachers at Eastlawn Elementary• Senior at Rantoul High School/Youth Center Employee• Google Maps (Rantoul, IL Map) https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&authuser=0

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