Girls on the Run: The starting line
Girls on the Run is a nonprofit organization that was established in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1996. It was designed to help give young girls joy, confidence [...]
Engagement Opportunities Help Young Students Throughout the Region
The Ready to Soar program was created for many reasons including helping students with transitioning in to school, literary skills and social skills. Previously, East Chicago offered [...]
FEC helps East Chicago Girls to Keep Running
In today’s world, young girls are under a lot of pressure from peers, the media and themselves. All of these forces are telling them they have to [...]
FEC Makes a Lifelong Impact on Scholarship Recipient
Many students who have grown up in East Chicago have, in some way, been impacted by the Foundations of East Chicago’s, FEC, programs and affiliates. FEC scholarship [...]
The History of Ready to Soar
To ensure that future students are ready and prepared for forthcoming challenges, programs and projects are set in place. The Ready to Soar school readiness program is [...]
FEC Scholarships Help to Make Dreams into Reality
Like many high school students today, Alexis Figueroa had dreams for college that far outweighed what he and his parents were able to afford. However, he never [...]