{"id":89,"date":"2017-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbbslv.org\/news\/eitc-tax-credits-help-bbbslv-in-a-big-way\/"},"modified":"2017-04-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T00:00:00","slug":"eitc-tax-credits-help-bbbslv-in-a-big-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbbslv.org\/news\/eitc-tax-credits-help-bbbslv-in-a-big-way","title":{"rendered":"EITC tax credits help BBBSLV in a big way"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph\"><p>\u200bPennsylvania\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/dced.pa.gov\/programs\/educational-improvement-tax-credit-program-eitc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program<\/a> offers tax credits to eligible businesses contributing to a Scholarship Organization, an Educational Improvement Organization, and\/or a Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Organization.<\/p>\n<p>Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lehigh Valley\u2019s (BBBSLV) site-based programs in Allentown, Bethlehem Area and Whitehall-Coplay School Districts served a total of 102 elementary school children (\u201cLittles\u201d) in one-to-one mentoring relationships with high school role models (\u201cBigs\u201d) in the 2016-2017 academic year.<\/p>\n<p>Participating schools:<br \/>Roosevelt Elementary School with Allen and Dieruff High School students<br \/>Fountain Hill Elementary School, Governor Wolf Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Marvine Elementary School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in partnership with Liberty High School and Freedom High School students.<br \/>Steckel Elementary School &amp; Zephyr Elementary School with Whitehall High School students<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Impact<br \/>82% of matched Littles demonstrated improvement or remained the same in educational expectations.<br \/>62% of matched Littles demonstrated improved confidence in school abilities.<br \/>53% of matched Littles demonstrated improvement in academic performance.<br \/>50% of matched Littles demonstrated improvement in social acceptance.<br \/>22% of matched Littles demonstrated improvement in attitudes toward risky behaviors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bPennsylvania\u2019s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program offers tax credits to eligible businesses contributing to a Scholarship Organization, an Educational Improvement Organization, and\/or a Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship Organization. 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