Community Inquiry- Rantoul IL.

Maggie Green, Beth McGreal, Stephanie De Haan, Ryan Robertson, Stephanie Sabath, and Crystal Stevens

MAP OF
Population =
12,941

RANTOUL

Rantoul Community
Rantoul High School Wabash Park Youth Center- summer and after school care After school care (Anabel, Launchpad) Multicultural Center Library Champaign

Monetary and Material Resources

Eastlawn Primary School- social work support, take home weekend bags for food. Free lunch and breakfast for all students. Get clothes donations for those who need extra clothes, shampoo and hygiene products sent home for those in need. There is a great support team at the schools. Rantoul High School Churches around Rantoul (e.g., Christian Life) provide psychological support for adult community members as well. For those families that need other supports, there are many places like the Youth Center, schools, Churches, Rec Center, and Food Pantry that provide food for families when needed.

Eastlawn School Library

Use of the Library: Check out books Computer Lab Read aloud with Librarian Books: Donations from PTO, Annual Book Fair, Scholastic Book Club Credits Spanish and English Fiction and Non-Fiction Leveled books Some teachers let the students pick out whatever books they want, others have them check out books in their levels to complete homework assignments

Rantoul Library
During the school year (September through May), the library offers several programs for children, which include movies, and After School games, stories and crafts. Raising Readers Corner ages 2 - 8 years Pokemon fan Club Preschool story Club Summer/Winter reading programs Library tours Online teen book club

Incentive Programs
Book It! Kindergarten - 6th Grade Set the reading goal Reward the achievement Redeem the certificate a. Help with providing food Free for districts to participate in Goals of program: Motivate students to read more and improve their reading skills in the process. To end world hunger, especially in children.

Community Programs
Multicultural Community Center Bilingual Library program For low income families with unsatisfactory educational, informational, and recreational resources Goal: To provide continued education and literacy services and provide a community space to celebrate cultural diversity http://www.mcc-rantoul.org/ Tutoring Low cost or free services depending on the need of the families English and Spanish

Organizations & Institutions

The Rantoul Multicultural Community Center Services in education, cultural arts, recreation, community development, and health or social services Generations of Hope (Hope Meadows) Innovative residential community for children adopted from foster care, grandparents, and friends Anabel Huling Early Learning Center Early childcare dedicated to intellectual, physical, and emotional development

MCC-Rantoul & Hope Meadows

http://www.mcc-rantoul.org/

http://www.generationsofhope.org/about/

Effects of the Organizations and Institutions

Chanute Air Force Base closed in 1993 The closure is still affecting the community Bell Helmets, Jeld-Wen windows, and service sector jobs These are the main employment opportunities University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Tutors, after school programs, sex education Port Plant Closed and now reopened

Sources
Interview with Eastlawn Librarian, Rantoul Librarian Interview with Eastlawn Kindergarten Teacher Interview with J.W. Eater Junior High Principal and 7th grade social studies teacher http://www.rantoul.lib.il.us/ http://www.rantoulpress.com/ MCC-Rantoul: http://www.mcc-rantoul.org/ Generations of Hope: http://www.generationsofhope.org/ Anabel Huling Early Learning Center: http://ahelc.com/ Teaching Assistant at Eastlawn Elementary First Grade Cooperating Teachers at Eastlawn Elementary Senior at Rantoul High School/Youth Center Employee Google Maps (Rantoul, IL Map) https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&authuser=0