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Partnership for America's Economic Success Cites HIPPY as One of Ten Parenting Programs with an Economic Impact
The June 2009 Issue Brief from the Partnership for America's Economic Success, entitled
"Parenting Education is Economic Development", includes HIPPY as one of ten parenting programs strong enough to have
an economic impact. The policy brief concludes that "high-quality parenting education programs, implemented wisely,
can sharply increase children's odds of healthy social, behavioral and cognitive development, helping them become the
engaged citizens and productive workers our country needs."
Read the brief: http://www.partnershipforsuccess.org/uploads/20090708_PAESParentingBriefFinal.pdf
Research Shows PAT Virtually Eliminates the Achievement Gap
Research released in the Journal of Primary Prevention confirms that Parents as Teachers measurably improves school
readiness, virtually eliminating the achievement gap normally observed between poor children and their more affluent
peers at the point of kindergarten entry, and that gap continued to be narrowed in the third grade.
Read the report summary :
http://www.parentsasteachers.org/atf/cf/....
For the complete report, see: Zigler, E., Pfannenstiel, J.C., & Seitz, V. (2008). The Parents as Teachers program and school success: A replication and extension. Journal of Primary Prevention, 29, 103-120. http://www.springerlink.com/content/h35761574tl4/?p=16479085897d4b88a32ed890d12ad1a7&pi=0
Two Program Directors Selected as Buell Early Childhood Leadership Program Fellows
Lorrel Esterbrook, HIPPY Coordinator for Adams County HIPPY/Head Start and Stephane Tillman, Education Director
(and former PAT program supervisor and parent educator) at La Familia in Fort Collins, were both selected for the 3rd Cohort of Buell Fellows.
The Buell Early Childhood Leadership Program is a graduate certificate program in Early Care and Education designed for experienced and
emerging leaders in the early childhood field. The program is a partnership between the University of Denver Morgridge College of Education
and Clayton Early Learning Institute, with generous funding from the Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation. For more information on the program, go to www.du.edu/education/programs/buell/.
Congratulations to Lorrel and Stephane. The Story Just Gets Better, Thanks To You!
Colorado HIPPYCorps Member receives a 2009 Governor's Service Award
Shannon Dill, HIPPYCorps Member serving with Adams County HIPPY/Head Start received the Colorado AmeriCorps
State Member of the Year Award for her outstanding contributions to community service.
First Lady Jeannie Ritter helped to honor Shannon and other Governor's Service awardees from the business, community,
and national service arenas at a ceremony at the State Capitol on Friday, May 15th.
A big CONGRATS to Shannon.
She is indeed A PART OF THE STORY.
HIPPY and PAT Family Stories
HIPPY and PAT programs reach families where they are - in their homes and on their terms.
The programs both deliver home-based, parent involved early learning opportunities and provide solutions that strengthen families and help children realize success by beginning school ready to learn.
Colorado's HIPPY programs are all established in communities of need, with over 90% of the 700 families served last year
falling below the federal poverty level, more than half of parents had not completed high school,
and 51% had limited or no English proficiency. 91% of HIPPY families served last year were minorities.
Colorado's PAT programs primarily target the highest need families, though the program model is designed for a universal population. Of the 2,700 Colorado PAT families served last year, 70% of were low-income and 33% had low educational attainment levels. 65% of PAT families served last year were minorities.
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Did you know that you can raise money for the Colorado Parent & Child Foundation simply by searching or shopping online?
The Colorado Parent & Child Foundation has a profile on GoodSearch. GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up! Go to www.GoodSearch.com and answer the question "Who do you Goodsearch for?" by entering the name of our charity, the Colorado Parent & Child Foundation, and hit the VERIFY button. You can make GoodSearch your homepage so that every time you connect to the internet, you will open to GoodSearch and earn a penny for the Colorado Parent & Child Foundation with every search you do! We've already raised over $100 just by searching the internet.
The Colorado Parent & Child Foundation also benefits from GoodShop. More than a thousand of the top Internet retailers and travel sites, including Amazon, eBay, Target, Expedia, Barnes & Noble, 1and more, have joined forces with GoodShop.com to donate part of every purchase to charities its users designate. Just go to www.GoodShop.com and enter the Colorado Parent & Child Foundation as the charity you support. Then shop! Retailers donate a percentage of every purchase back to the organization! Next time you buy flowers, book hotels, buy books, presents and other goods, do it through GoodShop and earn money for the Colorado Parent & Child Foundation.
If you have a great HIPPY or PAT Story, please email erica@cpcfonline.org.
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