KENDALLVILLE â The Dekko Foundation, a driving force in repurposing a former school building into a community learning center for all ages, has taken a page from its own collaborative playbook.
The foundation has moved its headquarters to the third floor of The Community Learning Center in Kendallville to work beside its partner organizations in fostering economic freedom and self-sufficiency for all ages through education. The foundation will benefit from the network of support and the energy in the building.
âThe move to the CLC is a great opportunity to work alongside other organizations,â said Barry Rochford, strategic communications officer for the foundation, on a recent tour of the new office.
âThank you for calling the Dekko Foundation. How can I help you?â
For any potential grantseeker desiring more information about our mission, for any grantee wanting to touch base and share their progress, for anyone reaching out to be connected with our proactive initiatives, thatâs the greeting they hear on the phone.
Wanting to help â to support the great things that adults and youth-serving organizations are doing so that children are taking steps forward to their eventual economic freedom â has been at the heart of what we do since Chester E. Dekko started the Dekko Foundation nearly 40 years ago in 1981.