PAST PROJECTS

Since JLCR’s inception in 1929, we have had the opportunity to work with a variety of organizations in the Cedar Rapids Community. The following include a few of the opportunities JLCR has had in impacting the community:

  • Expanded and Improved Educational and Interactive Opportunities (EIEIO) at Old MacDonald’s Farm
  • Cornerstone Project
  • Taylor Elementary Mentoring Project
  • Child’s Celebration of the Arts
  • Over $1,600,000 raised and 3000 volunteers hours were provided by JLCR for Waypoint’s Madge Phillips Center

  • Cedar Rapids Community School’s Rock and Read Program
  • Leap Into Literacy program
  • Science Station

  • JLCR Puppet Show
  • Leadership for Five Seasons
  • Playtime Poppy Children’s Theatre of Cedar Rapids, now under the direction of the Children’s Theatre of Cedar Rapids

  • Playtime Poppy, now under the direction of the Children’s Theatre of Cedar Rapids, was originally started in 1935 by JLCR
  • Children’s Hands On Gallery
  • YWCA Domestic Violence Advocacy Program
  • Skills for Adolescence
  • Oral History
  • Project Partnership
  • Civic Tours
  • Substance Abuse Prevention for Youth
  • Neighborhood Watch
  • Library Outreach