Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost.nifl.gov [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id VAA22307; Tue, 30 Dec 1997 21:24:36 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 21:24:36 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <540fe6ad.34a9ab98@aol.com> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: RJurczyk <RJurczyk@aol.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1340] xpost Family literacy expansion X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Inet_Mail_Out (IMOv11) Status: RO The following excerpt is from nifl-homeless. As you can see it is specific to homeless programs. I was excited to see how the program is expanding. If there is a program who could benefit from this expansion, please share the info with them. Robin Jurczyk nifl-family list moderator rjurczyk@aol.com ************* The Together in Learning (TIL) Family Literacy project is a program designed to engage the entire family in learning and provide homeless parents with the basic skills they need to live independently. TIL, created by Homes for the Homeless (HFH) in 1993, is based on the Kenan (National Center for Family Literacy) model for family literacy, which integrates Adult Basic Education, Parent Support Groups, Early Childhood Education, and Parent and Child Together activities. HFH adapted this model to meet the needs homeless families: TIL is based inside the shelter and the curriculum includes topics geared toward independent living, such as housing or job-readiness. The ultimate goal of TIL is to teach homeless parents that they are the most important teachers to their children. Through funding from Hasbro, HFH is expanding this program to eight sites nationwide. It is not a pilot nor study but rather an actual implementation of this program into the shelters. As a part of this expansion, HFH has established a toll-free technical assistance hot-line for questions on literacy programs for the homeless: the number is 1-888-KIDS-LIT. Anyone with questions on how to establish, maintain, or evaluate a program is encouraged to call. In addition, if you are based in or nearby one of the sites listed below, there is a possiblity of your becoming involved in the implementation trainings. 1998 Sites: South Bend, Indiana San Antonio, Texas San Fransisco, Cal. Davenport, Iowa New Orleans, Louisiana Poughkeepsie, NY 1999 Sites: Salem, Oregon Talequah, Oklahoma Feel free to call the toll-free line if you are located near one of these sites to learn how you can become involved in this expansion. Are there subscribers who offer family literacy programs to the homeless? What models are being used? Deborah Appelbaum NIFL-Homeless list co-moderator hn4061@handsnet.org ***************************** Homes for the Homeless 36 Cooper Square, 6th Floor New York, NY 10003 phone: (212) 529-5252 fax: (212) 529-7698 e-mail: hn4061@handsnet.org web: http://www.opendoor.com/hfh/
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