FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Nikki Blume
TLC The Treatment and Learning Centers
(301)
424-5200, ext. 270
nblume@ttlc.org
THE KATHERINE THOMAS SCHOOL AT TLC RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
FUNDING FROM
THE MORRIS AND GWENDOLYN CAFRITZ
FOUNDATION
Rockville,
MD, November 25, 2003 The Treatment and Learning Centers, a non-profit organization, which
helps children and adults with a wide range of disabilities, today
announced that they have been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Morris and
Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. The grant will help TLC provide partial
scholarship funds for tuition and related services for four low-income,
learning-disabled students from the District of Columbia and Montgomery County, Maryland.
The scholarship funds will allow these students to continue their
education at TLC's Katherine Thomas School for the 2003-2004 school year.
The Katherine Thomas School at TLC is a private, special
education day school, preschool to eighth grade, serving 100 students with
moderate to severe learning disabilities.
The school serves several public school jurisdictions, including
subsidized and private-pay students from the District of Columbia, Maryland counties, and Virginia, as an alternative to public
school special education. The
scholarship fund enables low-income families who require financial assistance
to enroll their children at KTS and begin the specialized education that they
require immediately. Many students also
have delays associated with their disability that require additional services
in speech or occupational therapy that can be subsidized through the
scholarship fund.
TLC's subsidy program for students at KTS began in
1996. This past school year, TLC was
able to provide 7 scholarships and subsidies totaling over $100,000. The children who receive the scholarships
would not have been able to remain at The Katherine Thomas School without the
subsidy funds.
The Board and staff are committed to enrolling students
regardless of income and the scholarship fund ensures that families who
demonstrate a need for financial assistance can enroll their children in our
programs, said Richard Pavlin, executive director at TLC. We cant thank the Cafritz
Foundation enough for their generosity and continued support for the past six
years.
About the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
was established in 1948, is the largest independent
local foundation focusing on the Washington Metropolitan area. The Foundation is the legacy of Morris Cafritz, one of Washingtons leading residential and commercial
builders from the early 1920s to the mid-1960s. Morris Cafritz was
an outstanding civic leader, known for his generosity. His wife, Gwendolyn, presided over the
Foundation until 1988. In 1989, their
eldest son, Calvin, became Chairman. The
Foundation is committed to building a stronger community for Washington area residents through funding programs in
education, community service, the arts, health and the environment. Since 1970, awards totaling more than $220
million have been granted. In the last
10 years, over $127 million has been awarded to more than 2,700 organizations,
of which 348 were new projects.
About TLC
The
Treatment and Learning
Centers,
located in Rockville,
Maryland,
enables children and adults to develop to their full potential, to communicate
effectively with others, and to achieve educational and vocational
success. TLC provides services that
strengthen their
abilities and respond to their
changing needs. With over 53 years of
service to the community, TLC is committed to integrity and excellence in our
care and will strive to assist all, regardless of their ability to pay. For more information call 301-424-5200 or
visit www.ttlc.org.
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