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               Fast Facts:

·       58 children are currently on the waiting list for scholarships

 

·       36% of Hilltop’s children are from minority and ethnic groups

 

·       43% of Hilltop’s children live in single-parent families

 

·       Child care fees are established on a sliding scale based on

        

         household income

  

·       In 2008, Hilltop Neighborhood House provided more than $125,000 in

       scholarships to low-income families in Porter County… approximately 

       $2400 every week!

Our Goal:

 

To raise funds to provide scholarships

 

to low income families for their children to be able to

 

attend Hilltop Neighborhood House

 Child Care Center. 

·       $65 provides a 50% scholarship for one week for a preschooler

 

·       $145 provides a full scholarship for a toddler for a week

 

·       $300 provides 2 weeks of care for a 2 year old.

 

·       $620 provides a full month of care for an infant.

  

“It takes a Whole Village

 

To raise a Child”--

 West African proverb

 

 

 
 
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Wish List
Hilltop House
  
                                                                          "Wish List"
                                                           Hilltop Neighborhood House
                                                                  Child Care Program

Art & Craft Supplies
Crayola brand washable markers
Crayola brand washable paints
Washable, child-safe glue
Playdough
Construction paper
Sidewalk chalk
Bubbles for outdoor playtime fun


Reading & Writing Supplies
Large preschool-size pencils
Stories on tape or CD's
Children’s books
Preschool computer learning CD's & games
Lined writing paper

 
Practical Day-to-Day Things
Batteries: AA and C sizes
Toddlers' non-flouride toothpaste
A roll of clear contact paper
Children’s sunscreen

Breakfast and Snacks

Crackers,  Graham Crackers

Apple sauce, Fruit Cocktail

Muffins, mini-bagels, raison bread

Pretzels, Cheese Nips, Chex mix

Vanilla Wafers, Animal Cookies, Fig Bars

Cheerios, Kix, Chex

100% Apple Juice

Paper plates, bowls, napkins

Styrofoam cups, Wax paper




Other ways to help…

A $130 donation will pay for a one-week, full-time child care scholarship for one of the many low-income parents we serve, helping him or her continue working and/or going to school.


…Thank you for any help
you are able to offer!


For more information contact:
Michelle Bowen  219-477-4222 ext 250
childcare@hilltophouse.org




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