One of the roles of the ECTC Foundation is to foster student success by building relationships with organizations that can help improve the lives of students. One such partnership is with Family Scholar House, which works to ease financial and situational burdens that could prevent a student from continuing their education at ECTC.
Each year, Family Scholar House serves disadvantaged individuals and families with a comprehensive, holistic continuum of care and empower them towards their educational, career and family goals.
Ways to support Family Scholar House
Volunteers are always needed and welcome.
Donations of any kind are appreciated, but items most needed are:
- Food: Peas, green beans, sausage & gravy in a can, tuna, soups, mixed veggies, peanut butter crackers, breakfast bars, granola bars, mayo, mustard, ketchup, relish, water, instant potatoes, taco shells and seasoning, oatmeal packets, spaghetti noodles and sauce, rice packets, pickles, corn, etc.
- Household Goods: dish soap, laundry soap, body wash, shampoo and conditioner, sandwich bags, trash bags, cleaning products, feminine hygiene products, dental floss, baby diapers and wipes, toothpaste, toilet paper, shaving cream, razors, deodorant, disinfectant spray, etc.
- Gift Cards: Grocery gift cards from stores like Kroger, Wal-Mart, Target and Aldi allow us to purchase perishable food items such as eggs and meat); Gas gift cards are helpful for transportation.
- Snack Bags: Reusable shopping bag filled with small water bottle, veggie straws/pretzels, fruit cup and spoon, granola bar and an encouraging note. (Bags with company logos are fine.)
Learn more about the Home for Hope, a campaign to build a 48-unit on-campus Family Scholar House facility, and give online.
Monetary donations can be made through the ECTC Foundation by noting Family Scholar House in the memo line of checks mailed to:
- ECTC Institutional Advancement Office
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
- 200E Regional Postsecondary Center
- 600 College Street Road
- Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Family Scholar House office is located:
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
- Academic Technical Building Room 100
- 600 College Street Road
- Elizabethtown, KY 42701
For more information, call (270) 706-8808 or visit elizabethtown.kctcs.edu/familyscholarhouse or familyscholarhouse.org.