Education - What We’re Doing
What We’re Doing
- Providing information to parents and caregivers on child development and early education
- Supporting early intervention programs for children with disabilities or delays
- Supplying basic necessities to elementary school children to ensure that basic needs will not stand in the way of success in school
- Helping parents prepare their children for school by distributing books to children
Our Partners on This Issue
Early Head Start (Kids on the Move)
Early Intervention (Kids on the Move)
In-Home Parenting/Parenting Education (Family Support and Treatment Center)
Keystone Club (Boys and Girls Club)
Kids Cause (Kids Cause)
Power Hour (Boys and Girls Club)
Resource Center (Kids on the Move)
Results
- Last year, 76 volunteers helped 155 first-time parents become better equipped to raise successful children.
- More than 1,000 children improved their physical, social and emotional development through early intervention programs.
- School performance improved for 650 children as basic needs such as clothing, dental, optical and medical help were provided.
- 5, 395 new books were distributed to children who have no books.