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South Bend
The childcare assistance program helps families afford quality childcare for children younger than 13. Parents must be working, going to school, or receiving job training to qualify.
Boys and Girls Club of St. Joseph County
Offer tutoring, leadership groups for teens, health groups, sports teams, art classes, and more. Summer programs are available.
Phone: (574) 232-2048
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Child Care and Development Fund
Offers online search engine to find local childcare providers that meet Child Care and Development Fund provider eligibility standards.
Brain Train Program – for anyone with child under 5 to learn fun ways to interact with their children and how to use the resources available.
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Healthy Families Program – a home visitation program for parents of newborns to learn how to make the home safe for young children, balance parents needs and children’s needs, and more to promote child well-being, parent-child bonding, and resilient healthy families
Phone: (574) 968-9660
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This center houses an array of education, sports, faith, arts and supportive programs which have been designed to stimulate the mind, body and spirit. The center also provides Day Camps for kids when the South Bend Schools are not in session.
Address: 900 W. Western Ave, South Bend, IN 46601 Phone: (574) 233-9471
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La Casa de Amistad
Offers programming for children and youth throughout the school year as well as special summer programs when school is not in session.
Address: 746 South Meade Street, South Bend, Indiana 46619
Phone: (574) 233-2120
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Robinson Community Learning Center
Preschool for children of adults in South Bend Community School Corporation’s Adult Education’s English as a New Language (ENL) class; After-school tutoring programs are also available.
Phone: (574) 631-8759
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Elkhart
Boys and Girls Club – The Brady Center
The Boys & Girls Club seeks to provide academic support for all Club members. During the after school program the Learning Center is available for members to work on their school assigned homework, read, and participate in other academic support programs. The Boys & Girls Club also seeks to provide opportunities for all Club members to explore the fine arts, healthy lifestyles, and character and leadership development.
Address: 1027 McPherson St., Elkhart Phone: 574-295-6838
Brightpoint - Elkhart County Family Support Center
The childcare assistance program helps families afford quality childcare for children younger than 13. Parents must be working, going to school, or receiving job training to qualify. Please visit the website below for more information.
Address: 1900 Berry St. Suite H, Elkhart, IN 46516 Phone: 800-589-2264
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Elkhart Child Development Center
Our mission is to provide high-quality childcare and educational services to children of lower income families in Elkhart County, which includes the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of the child, while strengthening the family unit.
Address: 2121 Prairie Street, Elkhart IN 56517 Phone: 574-293-5316