Making the Right Connections

During the summer of 2017, 966 children participated in a 5-week (Monday-Friday) educational enrichment/gang prevention program located at 5 school sites: East LA (Our Lady of Lourdes School), Lynwood (St. Philip Neir School), Compton/Rancho Dominguez (St. Albert the Great School), and South Los Angeles (St. Turibius School and St Vincent School). Children participated in lessons related to strengthening their family. church, school and community relationships. $135,989 was distributed to the above schools to assist them in paying for coordinatorfeacher 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

All of the 966 children (grades K-8) enrolled in the MTRC summer program of 2017 participated in weekly field trips (5 field tips per school site). Making the Right Connections, Inc. (or MTRC, Inc.) directly paid $30,343 to the “Four Winds Bus Company” for the rental of the required number of buses. oon nee eee eee enna

MTRC, Inc. directly purchased a variety Of curriculum and activity materials for distribution to the teachers responsible for planning organizing, and implementing summer lessons and activities with the 966 children enrolled in the MTRC summer program of