JCPS employees are generous!
Since 1970, Jefferson County Public Schools employees have donated $4,009,008.23 to the WHAS Crusade for Children!
This makes JCPS employees one of the largest donor groups to the Crusade year after year…most years in the top five of all groups and organizations.
JCPS Crusade grants total nearly $10 million
Over the decades, the WHAS Crusade for Children has granted nearly $10 million to Jefferson County Public Schools.
Crusade helps JCPS students fulfill their potential
Educating children with special needs takes specific programs and teachers. The partnership between Jefferson County Public Schools and the WHAS Crusade for Children has created an environment which allows children with special needs to fulfill their potential.
Churchill Park School in Jefferson County serves many students who are non-verbal. Thanks to everyone’s generosity to the Crusade, students at Churchill Park School have the tools they need to continue to learn and grow.
More about the WHAS Crusade for Children and JCPS
- 100% of each donation to the WHAS Crusade for Children goes to help children with special needs, and the money stays right here in Kentucky and southern Indiana.
- The Crusade has provided Jefferson County Public Schools with nearly $10 million in grants since 1970 and empowered students with special needs to succeed.
- Crusade grants have provided essential tools for students in the JCPS Exceptional Childhood Education program, such as education aids, vision aids, sensory-motor equipment, assistive technology equipment, and adaptive furniture.
- Many of the items JCPS Exceptional Childhood Education requests from the Crusade could be purchased by donating $1-10 per paycheck during the JCPS Gives campaign.
- Since 1954 the Crusade has helped millions of children by granting more than $175 million to schools, hospitals & agencies that serve children with special needs.
