Mentoring, Literacy Assistance, Student Adoption...
Serving the Pembroke/Hopkins Park area of Illinois
The Center for Re-creation And Family Training Organization (C.R.A.F.T., Inc.) has adhered to its mission of developing and implementing programs directed towards building a stronger, more productive African-American community.
The CRAFT Organization primarily serves the youth and families of the Pembroke/Hopkins Park area of Illinois. The community has one of the highest poverty rates in the state.
Eagles Program
CRAFT changed its focus to the mentoring of elementary students through the Eagles Program in 1991.
The primary mission of the Eagles Program is to build self-esteem and self worth in African American youth by providing role models, leadership and guidance for the students...more
Student Adoption Program
The Student Adoption Program (S.A.P.) was initiated in 1991 to assist students in their preparation for and pursuit of postsecondary education.
The Student Adoption Program – S.A.P. focuses on two different groups of students: high school and college...more
2009 Hezekiah Brady, Jr Scholarship Golf Outing
On Friday, June 26, 2009, the C.R.A.F.T. organization hosted its first Hezekiah Brady, Jr. Scholarship Golf Outing.
We are grateful for the beautiful weather, the golfers who participated and for all of the sponsors.
A total of $2,600 was raised for the Hezekiah Brady, Jr. Scholarship Fund.
A Special Thank You to the Sponsors:
Dinner Sponsor ($500) - Illinois State Representative Lisa Dugan
Lunch Sponsors ($250) - Brady/Rogers Families, Bunge Foods, PAC Waste-Walter Jones
Hole Sponsors ($100) -
A-1 Janitorial Cleaning, Inc., John Jordan, Alpha M. Brady, Erion Bailey, Ida L. Simington, Momence Bottle Gas, Pembroke Community Reformed Church, Peoples Bank of Kankakee County, Valspar
Golf Cart Sponsors ($50) - Esther’s Kitchen, Fisher-Swale-Nicholson Eye Center, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity-Epsilon ETA SIGMA, Progress Reporter Smith, Koelling, Dykstra & Ohm Accounting www.teamplete.com-Andrea Brenna