Patriots' Gateway Community Center

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Implies a structure by which organization representatives decide how to plan and act together. Collaboration implies a style of work in which agencies deliberately decide  to do things together as a whole, rather than individuals acting on their own initiative. Collaboration implies  a sense of community in which members begin to see themselves as  complementary, mutually supportive and contributive to the whole community and not as competitors.

OPERATION

• Patriots’ Gateway is a collaborative effort among leading community service agencies

• Each agency provides its own staff, materials and programs

• Each agency is responsible  for its own operation Funding

List of Agencies and Programs That Partner With Patriots’ Gateway Center

Rockford Park District, Rockford Police Department, Barbara Olson Center of Hope, Boy Scouts of America, City of Rockford, Prison & Family Ministry of LSSI, Illinois Teen Reach, Illinois State Department of Human Services, Weed & seed, United Way, Winnebago County Health Department, Early Childhood Education District #205, Council of Neighborhood Organizations, YMCA, Ken Rock Community Center, La Voz Latina, Washington Park Center, Rock Valley College, Crusader Clinic, Residential Meetings, Northern Illinois Food Bank, St. Elizabeth Center, Winnebago County Juvenile Probation,  Rockford Area Literacy Council, Children's Home & Aid Society, Booker Washington Center, Zion Lutheran Church, Illinois State Boxing, Commission,  USGA, PGA, Violence Prevention Collaboration, The First Tee, Violence Prevention, Kid’s Around The World, Jail Ministries, AAU Basketball, City of Rockford, Rockford Reach out Ministry.

The Mission of Patriots' Gateway Center is to provide a neighborhood community center offering life enriching opportunities for those who live, work, play and learn in the near southeast Rockford community and throughout the Rock River Valley, with an emphasis on youth.

Patriots' Gateway Center is serving people all kinds, children of all ages, teens, adults, seniors and people with disabilities, every race and religion, every income level, male and female alike.  As we seek to improve and expand out considerable array of programs for youth and adults, our basic goal remains constant.

"To have a powerful impact on lives"