Program areas at Making the Right Connections
During the summer of 2024, 451 children participated in our 4/5 week (monday-friday) educational enrichment/gang prevention program located at 3 school sites: east la (our lady of lourdes school), northeast la (st. bernard school) and lynwood (st. philip neri school). Children participated in lessons related to strengthening their family, church, school and community relationships. $93,197 was distributed to the above 3 schools to assist them in paying for coordinator/teacher stipends, curriculum materials for teachers, activity materials for students, guest speaker fees, field trip entrance fees, snacks and lunches for students, other program materials and supplies, etc.
All of the 451 children (grades k-8) enrolled in the mtrc summer program of 2024 participated in weekly field trips (4/5 field trips per school site). Making the Right Connections, Inc. Bus company was paid $26,993 for the rental of the required number of buses.
During the summer program of 2024,in-kind contributions included $24,867 in youth services (volunteering), $15,805 for use of school campuses for the program at their school sites, $25,000 for breakfast/lunch meals & food services and $650 for student liability insurance. In addition, the executive director of mtrc spent about 1/3 of his time (1/3 of salary =$9,333) preparing for and running the summer program.