Special Projects
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Guide to Ethnic Dining, Markets & Food Trucks
This guide was initially created as a companion to the Dayton Metro Library’s “Trace Your Roots” traveling exhibition, part of the Library’s New Americans initiative. The guide is a collaboration between Dayton Metro Library, Welcome Dayton, Ethnosh Dayton and The Collaboratory. To read and see more, click here.
DECA Website | Dayton Early College Academy
In a country where a child’s zip code often determines their life trajectory, DECA provides evidence that different outcomes are possible when students are given access to high-quality educational opportunities. At DECA, it is believed that every student, regardless of socioeconomic background, deserves the opportunity to receive a world-class education. To read and see more, click here.
Dayton Public Schools | Ruskin Elementary
Ruskin Elementary is located in the Twin Towers neighborhood of Dayton and serves a unique and diverse community. Strong community partnerships help to create a foundation for a rigorous academic program, guide and protect each child’s social and emotional growth, and stimulate student’s creativity. East End Community Services facilitates, through grants, a successful after-school program that is attended by over 35% of students at Ruskin. Last year the focus was on photography. East End Community Service’s mission to build a prosperous, caring, and healthy community in East Dayton that nurtures disadvantaged children toward success. For more information, click here.