Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i5H1Cv908277; Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:12:57 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:12:57 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20040617010813.76660.qmail@web50406.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@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: Cyndy Wasko <cynthiawasko@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1864] RE: Championing Family Literacy to LEA's X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 926 Lines: 20 I am the Director of an Even Start Family Literacy Program in Alameda CA. We have 80+ families that participate in our program on a budget that can barely serve the "required" 30 families. Our parents have written very heart felt letters to the Congressional reps and Senators and have received very "tepid" responses. We have very strong data on the steady progress of our families. Yet, we are a very "low" priority for our school district. They are struggling to cut millions from the general funds. "There's no place like home" is a nice idea, but not very realistic in real dollars from the general funds. I have had success in expanding partnerships for more services for families. I have also had success in writing grants from foundations and governement agencies. It's exhausting to run a quality program and raise the needed funds. It would be great if the "many funding streams" were more accessible.
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