Causes: Child Day Care, Children & Youth, Education, Literacy, Mental Health, Remedial Reading & Encouragement, Student Services, Substance Abuse Prevention
Mission: The mission of The Learning Lamp is to engage all children in the support they need to succeed.
Results: The Learning Lamp is a nonprofit agency that works in partnership with schools, families and community-based organizations to provide children of all abilities and income levels with the support they need to succeed in school—and life. Founded in 2003 in Johnstown, The Learning Lamp offered one-to-one tutoring by Pennsylvania-certified teachers that was accessible to all students. The need was identified by the agency’s founder, an educational psychologist who, while working with children in area schools, discovered that many youngsters who needed academic support came from homes where parents didn't have the skills or the financial resources to provide it.
Over time, the organization has grown to address a variety of complex educational needs in our community through multiple strategies. In 2016, The Learning Lamp served 35,525 children from 62 school districts and 39 non-public and private schools and other organizations in 17 Pennsylvania counties and one county in Maryland in 2016.
Every program operated by The Learning Lamp has been built using research-based best practices. Additionally, The Learning Lamp licenses programs through the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Department of Human Services and is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The agency applies a continuous improvement model across all programs, regularly soliciting feedback from children, parents and school administrators to increase quality. In 2016, The Learning Lamp became the first in the state to earn the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations’ (PANO) newly expanded Standards for Excellence Code. The 2.0 application included an ethics and accountability code consisting of six Guiding Principles covering 27 topic areas that outline best practices and legal components of nonprofit operations. The Learning Lamp also holds a Guide Star Platinum rating and is a proud member agency of the United Way of the Laurel Highlands and United Way of Bedford County.
Target demographics: The Learning Lamp aims to level the academic playing field by making available quality preparatory, educational and enrichment opportunities to children of all incomes and geographic areas.
Direct beneficiaries per year: The Learning Lamp served 36,340 children from 55 school districts and 22 non-public and private schools and other organizations in 16 Pennsylvania counties and one county in Maryland in 2016.
Geographic areas served: west central Pennsylvania
Programs: True to our mission, The Learning Lamp’s programs are designed to be affordable and accessible to families of all income levels. Our program portfolio includes: tutoring; before/after school programs; portable classrooms aimed at building science, geography and math skills; alternative education programs for school districts; specialized classrooms for students with behavioral and emotional needs, online learning and credit recovery; SAT preparation; educationally-focused child care; literacy-based pre-kindergarten programs; drug and alcohol prevention programming; and grant writing, substitute teacher management, temporary staffing and project consulting for schools.
On an annual basis, with the support of individual and corporate community partners, The Learning Lamp provides hundreds of hours of free or reduced-cost tutoring for income-eligible students in grades K-12 and more than nearly $125,000 in tuition assistance for economically disadvantaged preschoolers and qualifying families with children enrolled in non-public schools, including those who live in underperforming school districts.
Mission: The mission of The Learning Lamp is to engage all children in the support they need to succeed.
Results: The Learning Lamp is a nonprofit agency that works in partnership with schools, families and community-based organizations to provide children of all abilities and income levels with the support they need to succeed in school—and life. Founded in 2003 in Johnstown, The Learning Lamp offered one-to-one tutoring by Pennsylvania-certified teachers that was accessible to all students. The need was identified by the agency’s founder, an educational psychologist who, while working with children in area schools, discovered that many youngsters who needed academic support came from homes where parents didn't have the skills or the financial resources to provide it.
Over time, the organization has grown to address a variety of complex educational needs in our community through multiple strategies. In 2016, The Learning Lamp served 35,525 children from 62 school districts and 39 non-public and private schools and other organizations in 17 Pennsylvania counties and one county in Maryland in 2016.
Every program operated by The Learning Lamp has been built using research-based best practices. Additionally, The Learning Lamp licenses programs through the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Department of Human Services and is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The agency applies a continuous improvement model across all programs, regularly soliciting feedback from children, parents and school administrators to increase quality. In 2016, The Learning Lamp became the first in the state to earn the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations’ (PANO) newly expanded Standards for Excellence Code. The 2.0 application included an ethics and accountability code consisting of six Guiding Principles covering 27 topic areas that outline best practices and legal components of nonprofit operations. The Learning Lamp also holds a Guide Star Platinum rating and is a proud member agency of the United Way of the Laurel Highlands and United Way of Bedford County.
Target demographics: The Learning Lamp aims to level the academic playing field by making available quality preparatory, educational and enrichment opportunities to children of all incomes and geographic areas.
Direct beneficiaries per year: The Learning Lamp served 36,340 children from 55 school districts and 22 non-public and private schools and other organizations in 16 Pennsylvania counties and one county in Maryland in 2016.
Geographic areas served: west central Pennsylvania
Programs: True to our mission, The Learning Lamp’s programs are designed to be affordable and accessible to families of all income levels. Our program portfolio includes: tutoring; before/after school programs; portable classrooms aimed at building science, geography and math skills; alternative education programs for school districts; specialized classrooms for students with behavioral and emotional needs, online learning and credit recovery; SAT preparation; educationally-focused child care; literacy-based pre-kindergarten programs; drug and alcohol prevention programming; and grant writing, substitute teacher management, temporary staffing and project consulting for schools.
On an annual basis, with the support of individual and corporate community partners, The Learning Lamp provides hundreds of hours of free or reduced-cost tutoring for income-eligible students in grades K-12 and more than nearly $125,000 in tuition assistance for economically disadvantaged preschoolers and qualifying families with children enrolled in non-public schools, including those who live in underperforming school districts.
Children & Youth
Johnstown
