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The Wheeler Dowe Boys & Girls Club is getting a boost in its support for students’ reading and math skills.

The club on 30th Street accepted a $25,000 check this week to help build programs that help kids read at grade level and prepare students to complete Algebra studies.

The funding came as a part of the Messer Construction Co.’s annual grant awards which seek to support capital improvement, education and workforce development initiatives.

The Wheeler Dowe club plans to use this grant to transform its gym into an immersive learning environment with technology and playful elements that engage students both physically and academically.

Boys & Girls Clubs representatives say the award helps them advance a goal to see all club members graduate high school. 

More information about the Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis is available online.Mirror Indy reporter Carley Lanich covers early childhood and K-12 education. Contact her at carley.lanich@mirrorindy.org or follow her on X @carleylanich.

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Wheeler Dowe Boys & Girls Club awarded grant to grow academics

by Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy
August 27, 2024

<h1>Wheeler Dowe Boys & Girls Club awarded grant to grow academics</h1> <p class="byline">by Carley Lanich, Mirror Indy <br />August 27, 2024</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.bgcindy.org/our-clubs/wheeler-dowe/">Wheeler Dowe Boys &amp; Girls Club</a> is getting a boost in its support for students’ reading and math skills.</p> <p>The club on 30th Street accepted a $25,000 check this week to help build programs that help kids read at grade level and prepare students to complete Algebra studies.</p> <p>The funding came as a part of the <a href="https://www.messer.com/">Messer Construction Co.’s</a> annual grant awards which seek to support capital improvement, education and workforce development initiatives.</p> <p>The Wheeler Dowe club plans to use this grant to transform its gym into an immersive learning environment with technology and playful elements that engage students both physically and academically.</p> <p>Boys &amp; Girls Clubs representatives say the award helps them advance a goal to see all club members graduate high school.&nbsp;</p> <p>More information about the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Indianapolis is available <a href="http://bgcindy.org">online</a>.<em>Mirror Indy reporter Carley Lanich covers early childhood and K-12 education. Contact her at </em><a href="mailto:carley.lanich@mirrorindy.org"><em>carley.lanich@mirrorindy.org</em></a><em> or follow her on X </em><a href="https://twitter.com/carleylanich"><em>@carleylanich</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/wheeler-dowe-boys-girls-clubs-of-indianapolis-academic-grant/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=33371&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/wheeler-dowe-boys-girls-clubs-of-indianapolis-academic-grant/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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