Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gA7FTTX29094; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:29:29 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:29:29 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <E8B964936FB50449854EF31F6D35179427F99F@fscdane-mail.fsc-dane.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jeff Burkhart" <Jeff.Burkhart@fsc-dane.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:611] Re: FOB RE: Sponsors and Sponsorship X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1724 Lines: 52 Hi Sarah -- Thanks for sharing what your family literacy program is doing. Are your VISTAs TANF-eligible? This would be a great way for us who work in welfare-to-work programs to integrate training for participants who are interested in college. -----Original Message----- From: Sarah Beaman-Jones [mailto:sbeaman@webster.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 2:12 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:608] Re: FOB RE: Sponsors and Sponsorship Dear John Comings, I think your concept of sponsorship is very apt and have an additional example for you. During the past four years LIFT has supported AmeriCorp Vistas in our family literacy programs. These Vistas were selected by the directors of the family literacy programs based on specific criteria. People who had been in the family literacy program and had just achieved their GED. These were ones the director thought would benefit from additional education, but who did not have sufficient funds or a support system to attend college. The education grant of $4,725 for sucessful completion of a year's service plus the additional year to develop support systems made all the difference. The unexpected benefit was that the students in the family literacy program had a role model and, as you have described, a sponsor. The Vistas were living proof that success was posible. Whats more, they were not taken in by excuses the students made for missing school. In some programs the Vistas are now part of the staff and continue to sponsor students. Family Literacy Specialist LIFT-Missoui 500 Northwest Plaza, suite 601 St. Ann, MO 63074 314-291-4443 ext. 206 800-729-4443 314-291-7385 [fax] sbeaman@webster.edu lift-missouri.org
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