Our Foundation also provides outreach services through multiple programs, including our back to school readiness program BatchPacks, our holiday toy drive Batch A Toys, emergency response programming like our Comfort in a Basket initiative, and EITC, OSTC, Pre-K, and college scholarships.Ĭharlie Batch is an NFL quarterback, community advocate, author, media personality, entrepreneur, and professional speaker who takes his “Expect Your Best” message to audiences across the country at Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit organizations, universities, and more.
Functioning as the only completely free clubhouse within a two-bus transfer of our community, the out of school time programming Best of the Batch offers reflects the wants and needs of the surrounding community. Grub Time is our out-of-school time meal program, where all children receive a hot meal including a protein, vegetable, fruit, starch, and a healthy snack every day. Homework help and individualized tutoring are offered to every child who attends, which has resulted in an increase in school attendance and homework submission in participants. Girl Talk engages both middle school and high school girls in a mentoring program where young girls receive accurate information and advice to navigate the challenges of growing up. Our STEAM program allows children the opportunity to engage in creative thinking in ways that utilize their strengths- whether that be through coding, 3D printing, robotics, or music production.
We provide a variety of different programs to serve every child who walks through our doors during their out of school time. The children learn while they are having fun!
The Clubhouse is all of those things for neighborhood children from K-12, but it adds the critical element of education. When one imagines a clubhouse, it brings to mind a place where you can hang out with your friends a place where you feel safe and a place where you can have fun. Our showcase is the "Clubhouse", where the majority of the day-to-day programming takes place. It offers over 12 programs to school-aged children, annually serving over 3,800 children and their families over 8 Western Pennsylvania counties. Best of the Batch Foundation was founded in 1999 by former Steelers Quarterback to give back to his hometown of Homestead, PA.