Tag: Community service
Why I Give Back: Serving My Country and My Community (Ombudsman Chicago)
Posted on December 8, 2015
The holiday season is a time to be thankful for what we have, and to pay it forward by giving back. Although this is something we can all do throughout the year, I wanted to take a moment this holiday ...
Ombudsman students show Christmas spirit by donating to shelter (Cartersville, Ga.)
Posted on December 23, 2014
A group of Bartow County students experienced true Christmas spirit when they chose to give rather than receive. For two weeks, 31 students attending Ombudsman Educational Services/Cartersville Learning Center collected personal-hygiene items, pantry items, cleaning supplies, canned food and clothing, ...
Reversing Cycle of Teen Unemployment (Chicago)
Posted on July 26, 2014
Truth B Told | EDUCATION NATION Special Correspondent: B. Flowers A Chicago Public Schools Options School (not a charter), Ombudsman Chicago opened in August 2013 and offers teens a second chance at achieving academic success while preparing them for ...
Students create warm gifts for sick children (Waukegan, Ill.)
Posted on December 10, 2013
Lake County News-Sun December 10, 2013 By Frank Abderholden Alternative high school students in Waukegan reached out to make things better for sick children when they agreed to make fleece blankets for Project Linus, which distributes the handmade items for ...
UPDATE: Operation Greeting 2013
Posted on December 6, 2013
As we all prepare for the holidays, I wanted to express my thanks to the ESA family for supporting Operation Greeting. This year we collected more than 1,200 cards, which brings our grand total to more than 11,200 cards created ...
Operation Greeting 2013: Supporting U.S. Troops
Posted on October 22, 2013
Ombudsman Educational Services is once again joining forces with Spectrum Center Schools and Programs, the corporate office of Educational Services of America and new division Early Autism Project, Inc., to show gratitude and support for U.S. troops who are away ...
Ronald McDonald House Community Service Project (Buchanan, Ga.)
Posted on April 10, 2013
The Buchanan Ombudsman center collected soda tabs this year as a community service project to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Photographed above, Scott Daniel was the largest contributor of soda tabs. The Ronald McDonald House helps families of ...
UPDATE – Operation Greeting 2012: Supporting U.S. Troops
Posted on December 13, 2012
As we all prepare for the holidays, I wanted to express my thanks to the ESA family for supporting Operation Greeting. This year, we collected 1,800 cards, which means we have reached our goal of creating and mailing 10,000 cards ...
Operation Greeting 2012: Supporting U.S. Troops
Posted on October 26, 2012
Ombudsman Educational Services is once again joining forces with sister division Spectrum Center Schools and Programs and the corporate office of Educational Services of America to show gratitude and support for U.S. troops who are away from their families during ...
Charter Leadership Academy (Phoenix and Tuscon, Ariz.)
Posted on July 10, 2012
Charter Valencia Leadership Academy 2012 The Ombudsman Leadership Academy recognized approximately 180 outstanding students this month from our Arizona Charter schools. These students had a 95 percent attendance record and participated in a community service project which qualified them for ...
