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Lancaster Family Center
The Center is a collaborative effort between the County of Lancaster and the School District of Lancaster, with CAP serving as the operating agency. The purpose of the program is prevent child abuse, encourage parent involvement in the child's education and to assist families in becoming self sufficient.
The Family Center works:
 | to promote positive child development through effective parenting, early intervention and outreach services |
| to support and preserve the family unit as the foundation for success of children |
| to assure healthy development and health care services for children |
The Family Center's main office is located at
the main CAP office at 601 South Queen Street. Telephone is 717 299-301. Click
here to connect to the state wide Family Center page. For more information
regarding the Family Center programs, contact Patrice Dixon or e-mail her at
pdixon@2004caplanc.org.
(Note: remove 2004 from e-mail...we do this to prevent spam)
Listed below are the programs operated by the Family Center.
Parents
As Teachers
Serving
residents of Lancaster City & County
Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten, usually age 5. The program is designed to enhance child development and school achievement through parent education accessible to all families. It is a universal access model.
Services
Provided: Personalized home visits with a certified Parent Educator,
specially trained in child development; information guidance and support to
parents as their child goes through various stages of development;
individualized lesson plans to meet the child’s needs; parent meetings
providing opportunities to share parenting experiences and to gain insight on
topics of interest; periodic screenings to assess the child’s development; and
referrals to local resources for health, education, employment and
recreation-related services.
Parent Child Home Program
The
PCHP is a research-based home-based program targeted at families with children
at risk of educational disadvantage. The program reaches families who,
because of isolation and poverty, may not be participating in group or
center-based literacy or school readiness programs.
Families with children ages two and three are visited twice weekly for two years. Each week the Home Visitor brings a new book or toy, which remains with the family permanently. The Home Visitor, using carefully selected books and toys, models for the parent and child together, verbal interaction and parenting techniques through reading and educational play.
Research on PCHP demonstrates that participation in the program substantially improves at-risk children's school success rates, including their performance on standardized achievement tests.
PCHP
also increases parents' verbal interaction with their children, strengthens
parenting skills, and develops the parents confidence and self-esteem.
Parents who participate in the program often return to school, get their GED
and/or find employment.
For more information contact the Family Center at 717 431-1027.
For more information, check out the national parent-child home program website at http://www.parent-child.org
Lancaster
Family Center @
Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School
Case
management services are provided to families of children attending the King El.
School. Families are assisted with
issues that may be hindering a child’s participation and productivity in
school. Case Managers work with
families to identify family needs and strengths.
Such needs may include counseling, money management, or housing issues. After these needs and strengths are identified an
individualized plan of service, and goals are developed.
Home-visits are conducted on a regular basis to monitor the progress on
goals. Families are referred to
appropriate social services as needed.
Little
Voices, Big Choices is a k-2nd
grade peer group held once a week after school.
This group addresses issues children are having adjusting to their school
environment, as well as to develop social skills and improve self-esteem.
Say
It Out Loud is a 3rd-5th-grade
peer group held once a week after school. This
groups goal is to help children become more productive in school, home and in
their community by bringing children together to support each other in the
issues that effect their lives on a daily basis.
This is done through discussion and activity.
Each child also establishes a goal plan with staff and assist in
evaluating their progress.
Lancaster
Family Center staff are out-stationed at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School serve
as advocates for Spanish speaking families, attend Coordinating Council
meetings, work with students on an individualized basis and observe behavior in
classroom, attend and supervise peer mediation, and assist school staff in
facilitating other peer groups and adult workshops.
Supportive
Services
The
Lancaster Family Center and the Housing Development Corporation
work together to improve the quality of life for families residing at both Duke
Manor Apartments in Lancaster City and Oak Bottom, Phase II in Quarryville.
The objectives are to increase and promote trust between management and
families, and to increase the confidence and self-esteem of individuals to
foster cooperation with each other, thus increasing the sense of community.
Services
provided include: Needs assessment; goal planning; information and referral to
social service agencies; assistance in completing forms and applications;
support and assistance in developing a resident council; and assistance
developing, planning and implementing social, health and recreational programs.
Click here to see information on the Family Center's Fatherhood Initiative.
Click here for more information about the Nutrition Education Program being operated in conjunction with Penn State University.
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