Southern Oregon Child and Family Council Inc

EARLY HEAD START - EARLY HEAD START BUILDS HEALTHY, NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INFANTS, TODDLERS AND THEIR PARENTS AND SUPPORTS THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PREGNANT WOMEN. CENTERS PROVIDING SERVICES TO 157 PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN AGES ZERO TO THREE ARE LOCATED AT 8 LOCATIONS WITHIN JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES.

OTHER ACTIVITIES - THE LISTO FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM HELPS LOW-INCOME SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES LEARN LITERACY SKILLS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. THE PARENTS STUDY ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) AND BASIC GED CONTENT KNOWLEDGE, SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN RECEIVE HELP WITH HOMEWORK AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN LEARN SCHOOL-READINESS SKILLS. PARTICIPATING FAMILIES MET TWICE WEEKLY AT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN JACKSON COUNTY. 102 ADULTS ATTENDED ESL AND BASIC LITERACY CLASSES, 101 SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN RECEIVED HOMEWORK HELP, AND 106 CHILDREN AGE 0-5 LEARNED SCHOOL-READINESS SKILLS. 1,470 SEMI-WEEKLY, AGE APPROPRIATE, AND CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC EDUCATION PACKETS WERE SENT TO CHILDREN DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR.THE FAMILY CONNECTION IS A REGIONAL PARENTING HUB FOR JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES WHOSE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE FAMILY STABILITY THROUGH EDUCATION/SKILL BUILDING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PARENTS WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND GAIN EFFECTIVE PARENTING SKILLS, WHILE BUILDING PEER SUPPORT NETWORKS. DURING THIS YEAR THE FAMILY CONNECTION SERVED 1,252 PARENTS, 316 CHILDREN TRAINED 41 PARENTING EDUCATOR PROFESSIONALS IN EVIDENCE BASED PARENTING EDUCATION AND PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO 16 PARENTING EDOCATORS.