2008 Program Support

The five programs selected to receive grant funding in the Council's fourth year are working to ensure hundreds of children get a comprehensive education including training for parents and removing barriers to school success.

The Council designated $248,000 among the following programs:

• The Jeremiah Program, Jeremiah Program Child Development Center
  Provides access to early childhood education and parent training, and enhances the model of changing women's lives for their children's future.
• Parents As Teachers, Born to Learn Parent Education
  Provides parent education services for low-income families with children ages 0-5 years through home visitation.
• St. David's Child Develpoment and Family Services, Early Childhood Program
  An inclusive, developmentally appropriate early childhood education program where children of all abilities learn and play together.
• St. Stephen's Human Services, Inc., Kids Resiliency Education
  Works with children in poverty to enrich daily activities and improve stress management skills with music and art, breathing exercises, visualization, and nutritious snacks.
• A Chance to Grow, Turnquist Child Enrichment Center
  A pre-K and after-school child enrichment center for low-income families that enhances accelerated child development and parent education.