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Written by Kristin Rippee
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Thursday, 13 November 2024 21:25 |
A Family Literacy Program with Supportive Services at Jamestown Elementary
OPEN YEAR ROUND – OPEN ENROLLMENT:
- Program runs 4 days a week year round;
- Summer academic enrichment program is offered for older children;
- Families may enter and exit at any time;
- Families generally stay in the program one to two years, depending on their needs.
The Program Consists of the Following Components:
ADULT EDUCATION: All Family Support Program participants are enrolled as students in Columbia College. Through our partnership with Columbia College and other agencies, we will be offering two strands of Adult Education as outlined below. Life skills and employment skills such as: nutrition, time and money management, communication and computer skills are an important part of the curriculum for both strands.
Skills Development Strand: A skills class to help parents prepare for the G.E.D. test or sharpen their literacy skills to prepare them for work or higher education is offered on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
English Learner Strand: ESL classes are offered Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. (Columbia College is also offering and ESL class at the JFRC Monday and Wednesday in the late afternoon that is separate from our program.)
PARENTING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT is an important part of the Family Support program. The guiding philosophy is: Parents are their child’s first and most important teachers. On Wednesdays, we are offering parenting classes, health education classes and a parent support group for participants in the skills development strand. Classes for Spanish speaking parents are offered on Fridays.
PARENT AND CHILD TOGETHER (PACT): Every day we devote time for parents to participate in parent/child interactive literacy activities.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: Provided for children aged 0 to 4. Our teachers are credentialed and experienced. We also help parents get their children to preschool or elementary school if transportation is a problem.
Providing supportive services helps break down barriers to participation. We will work with the Jamestown Family Resource Center to provide supportive services and programs for families. We provide childcare and transportation services for qualified parents who are enrolled in classes. Our Family Advocates provide case management services and help families access community services.
Other instructors are provided by partners including: ICES, Mountain Women’s Resource Center, U.C. Cooperative Extension, Columbia College, Tuolumne County Dept of Social Services and Tuolumne County Behavioral Health.
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Bob White
Family Support Program
984-4731
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427 N. Hwy 49, Sonora, CA
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