RIMER COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER
Providing love and support to one of Akron's neighborhoods.
We believe faith comes alive through service, compassion, and community connection. That is why we are grateful for our new partnership with Rimer Community Learning Center (CLC), working together to support students, families, and staff in meaningful ways.
Through this partnership, we seek to be a source of encouragement and care by helping provide resources, support, and opportunities that strengthen the lives of the students and their families as well as the staff. Whether through supplies, donations, volunteer efforts, school support initiatives, or community outreach, we are committed to walking alongside Rimer CLC in building a brighter future.
We recognize that schools are more than places of learning — they are centers of hope, growth, and belonging. By partnering with Rimer CLC, we are living out Christ’s call to love our neighbors, uplift one another, and share God’s care in practical ways.
Together, we are building stronger connections, nurturing hope, and making a positive difference in the lives of those we serve.
Want to get involved? We invite you to join us in supporting our neighbors through donations, service opportunities, and prayer as we continue this important partnership. To learn more, contact Gregg Loesch, Sandy DeLuca or call the church office at (330) 376-5154.
What do we do to support Rimer CLC? Below are just a few ways we work to love and serve the students, families and staff:
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We provide much-needed classroom supplies for all teachers and instructional leaders.
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We welcome staff back for the new school year by providing sweet treats and coffee.
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We provide and serve meals at Rimer's Open House and at their fall and spring family events.
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We provide donuts and coffee to dads, father figures and adults at Rimer's annual Dads Take Their Children to School Day.
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We provide books to be distributed to students throughout the school year.
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We provide items for Rimer's Husky Bucks Program.
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We provide 20 food boxes for identified students and their families for over the two-week winter break.
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We participate in the national Read to Me Day where church members read to students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade with the books being donated to the classrooms.
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We celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week by providing Amazon gift cards to teaching staff and sweet treats to all staff.
ABOUT RIMER CLC
Rimer CLC is named in honor of William F. Rimer (1870-1947), who moved to the village of Kenmore in 1919 and became principal of Kenmore High School in 1927. The school was originally a one-room school called Allenside, located at the corner of Foust (now Wilbeth) and Manchester Roads. It was replaced with a new building in 1928 and was annexed as part of Akron Public Schools in 1929. The groundbreaking for the new CLC building was on June 4, 2007. Classes started in the new building on August 26, 2009.
About the school:
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The teachers have an average of 21 years of experience.
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92% hold a master's degree or higher.
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Monthly activities to create shared experiences
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Morning and afternoon preschool and Pre-K for 3-5-year-olds
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Focusing on strategies that provide a productive struggle such as Notice and Wonder and Self Verbalization and Self Questioning
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Implement Zones of Regulation to help students identify their emotions in order to be ready to learn
