This is a list of current programs your sponsorship can help support!
Programs eligible for EITC
Career Vocational Mentor-Aide Program – This program provideds additonal personnel to help provide information and resources to parents and students in grades Pre-K through 12 in Potter and McKean County schools. The program establishes career paths and connections before students exit from school and to track progress for the first five years after leaving school.
STEM Summer Camps – The Education Council offers several daytime programs to help students gain knowledge in areas of interest, as well as, giving them options to consider for college and careers. These summer programs introduce regional youth (grades 5 – 9) to the many technical STEM-related job opportunities in this region. These programs also educate the parents about these opportunities and local educational providers addressing these needs.
Early Learning Team – The Education Council’s Early Learning Team hosts a free, springtime event (now called Kidpalooza) for young children and their families to learn more about programs and resources available to them in the county while having fun with lots of games, activities and snacks. Free screenings for hearing, vision, OT, and PT are also offered. Also, the team was successful in bringing Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to the youngest residents of Potter County and parts of McKean County.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library – DPIL is a book-gifting program that mails free, high-quality books monthly to children from birth until age five, no matter their family’s income. Each child receives their personal book even if there is more than one child in the family. PCEC sponsors and coordinates this program across eight school districts in Potter and McKean Counties.
Career Camps for the Region's High Priority Occupations – This program provides high school students interested in pursuing careers in the healthcare professions, building and construction trades, tourism and hospitality, and manufacturing various opportunities to interact with professionals from their chosen field.
Potter County Youth Leadership – PCYL is designed to develop leadership skills, offer tools to become an active community member, and to gain a better understanding of what Potter County has to offer. The program is offered at no cost to the students. Transportation to and from each session is the responsibility of the school or the student’s family.
Jordan Toma Presentation – Jordan Toma is the country’s #1 youth motivational speaker and youth advocate who teaches by example about his own personal experiences. Through his struggles and failures, he came to realize that his struggle was his strength. He believes it’s time to help young students who can relate to his story. His objective is to create the foundations of belief, confidence, work ethic, and everything that students need to become the best they can be now and not let anything ever get in their way.His message inspires children, teachers, and school faculty.
Additional Programs
Leadership Potter County – LPC is a yearlong program to develop future local leaders. Over the course of twelve months, LPC will cover important topics that teach participants about their own leadership styles and connect them to valuable resources in the county. Another benefit of the program is meeting, networking and forming relationships with cohort members and county residents in their various roles.
Education and Business Connection – Offers a variety of programs drawing business, industries, and educational providers together including Career Vocational Mentor Aides in ten school districts and the Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center.
Personal Enrichment Courses – Courses offered include sign language, sewing, photography, watercolors, and many others.