Making a difference in children’s lives requires a community effort. At Columbus Early Learning Centers we partner with other community organizations to enrich our program and provide services that would otherwise be inaccessible for our families. Funding organizations, donors, and partner agencies operate in tandem with CELC’s early learning program to build a strong foundation for children’s success.
Community Partners
- Action for Children provides professional development opportunities for staff.
- We partner with Bridgeway Academy to provide childcare services at their school and therapy center.
- Besa matches us with engaged community members to volunteer at our centers.
- Blossom Pediatric Therapy Partners provides developmental screenings and therapeutic resources.
- Broad Street Food Pantry helps us to offer food resources to our families and staff.
- CELC is co-located at our Main Street facility with Central Community House, a settlement house that serves the near east and near south neighborhoods of Columbus.
- CELC partners with the Child Development Council of Franklin County.
- The City of Columbus provides funding support and resources for our programmatic efforts and facilities needs.
- The Columbus City Schools collaborate with CELC to provide Pre-K at the Linden Park Neighborhood Early Childhood Education Center.
- Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation generously supports CELC’s programmatic and facilities needs via grant-based funding.
- Columbus Diaper Bank provides diapers and wipes to CELC families.
- Columbus Speech and Hearing Center provides speech and hearing assessments.
- Early Start Columbus, a program of the city of Columbus, provides tuition-free pre-k to four and five-year-olds in the Columbus City School district.
- Final Third Foundation provides soccer literacy programming at our centers.
- Via our partnership with Highland Youth Garden, children experience the joy of growing their own food while learning about nutrition, nature, and sustainability.
- Through its generous support, the Junior League of Columbus enhances our holiday nutritional offerings for families and staff while contributing volunteer labor.
- Kiwanis Club of Columbus provides volunteer support and funding.
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital provides health referrals, screenings, and treatment, promoting early intervention and improved health outcomes for children.
- CELC partners with The Ohio State University to provide Early Head Start services. In addition, OSU provides student interns and volunteer support to administrative staff.
- The Ohio Arts Council sponsors our Preschool Poets Program, hosted by artist-in-residence and children’s author Sylvia (S.R.D) Harris. Poems produced in this program have been featured in a series of short films pairing the children’s words with animations.
- The OneOhio Recovery Foundation provides funding and resources to support mental health and resiliency.
- Through volunteer support, Seeds of Caring provides resources for our family support programming.
- The United Way of Central Ohio graciously provides programmatic support.
