Mission Statement
"To Improve the Well-Being of Children, Empower Families, and Strengthen Communities."
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January 2022 Parent Newsletter
Welcome to the Preschool Services Department Parent Newsletter.
Here you will find information, resources and PSD news!
We remain committed to both our Vision and Mission Statements and pride ourselves with providing quality education to our preschoolers as well as empowering their families by equipping them with the resources, job skills and education needed to not only strengthen the family unit but also the communities they work and reside in.
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Needs to Be Addressed: The U.S. Census reports that San Bernardino County is made-up of 473,703 family households, of which 68% are married couples and 32% are single parent households. The vast majority of single parent households are led by single-parent mothers (68% compared to 32% led by single-parent fathers). Many of these families were raising children under the age of 6 and significant percentages of families (14.5%) were living in poverty. Compounding these needs is the fact that 1 in 5 San Bernardino county residents have less than a high school diploma. These social and economic issues lead to significant challenges for low-income fathers to be engaged with and support their children. Research has shown that a critical role of fathers is to provide important financial and emotional support to their children; yet, low-income non-custodial fathers with low wages and low educational attainment, face many barriers from public and political systems.
Proposed Services: Through a Comprehensive Fatherhood Program, PSD aims to increase child and family well-being through a series of evidenced-based practices that address healthy relationships, improve parenting skills, and increase economic stability. Services will be provided through targeted recruitment practices of Head Start fathers; risk and needs assessments; goal-setting with measurable activities and milestones; intensive case management services with at least eight individual contacts per year; supportive services through referrals to community partners; availability of a Successful Pathways Apprenticeship Program and certified high school education program; and participation in The Nurturing Fathers Program curriculum workshop over a period of 13 weeks for a total of 32.5 hours of education. These curriculum workshops will be provided through learning cohorts of between 8 and 15 fathers, which create peer mentoring and coaching opportunities for the fathers.
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On November 18, 2021 the County of San Bernardino, Preschool Services Department held a FLAME-FOCUSING THE FATHERHOOD FLAME Event, which was held at the Ontario Convention Center. Guests included Supervisor Joe Baca Jr., who opened our program and included Juan Solis from Inland Empire Father Involvement Coalition and Andrew Caffey from The Mom and Dad Project. The event was facilitated by Nichole Roach, PSD Program Manager in assistance of Renee Linares and Bobbi Samano, PSD Program Specialists. It was a full day of dynamic sessions concentrated on sparking connections that will allow us to gain momentum in advancing fatherhood services and focused on igniting ideas and actionable change around fatherhood.
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Early Head Start (EHS) – A federally funded community-based program that provides early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services for low-income families with infants and toddlers ages zero (0) to three (3) years in a center based or home based program or zero (0) to four (4) years in a family child care (FCC) program, and pregnant women and their families.
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Socialization – A two-hour session in which children and parents enrolled in the Home Based Program interact with other children and parents enrolled in the Home Based Program. Activities include, but are not limited to, story time, songs, artwork, puzzles, or use of outdoor playground equipment.
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"Our class had a great turn out for Socialization this past Friday at the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands. Six Families attended and brought along siblings because most of them had minimum days. The children got to experience large and small mammals, old transportation, historical artifacts, and interact with their familiar peers. The families loved the location and spending time with familiar adult faces as well."
-Wonder
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Ms. Poynter is a Home Base Teacher from South Redlands Head Start who has 13 years experience teaching, she has been with our department 4 1/2 years. Wonder loves the connections she has made with families and she loves seeing the growth in every one of them. "The bonds that all of the families have within themselves and myself make them excited to attend (our program)"
Thank you Ms. Poynter for all of your hard work and dedication to our agency and the amazing families we serve.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT PROGRAMS PSD HAS TO OFFER
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EARN YOUR HIGHSCHOOL DIPLOMA!
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A customized program based on your career goals! Learn at your own pace from our state-certified instructors!
Academic coaches are available to help you! Receive a REAL high school diploma, NOT a GED!
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Low Income First Time (LIFT) Mothers Program
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The LIFT Program provides pregnant women
prenatal education, support and empowerment
to have the healthiest pregnancy possible.
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Please Note: Preschoolers will enjoy learning with you. For safety reasons, you should be in the kitchen with them at all times, supervising and monitoring progress.
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Ingredients
- 18 mini doughnuts
- 1 cup (150g) icing sugar
- 1/3 cup vanilla frosting
- jelly beans, choc chips, lolly straps, to decorate
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Fast, Fresh, and Fun
A cookbook from First 5 California with healthy and easy recipes for the whole family. - See more at: http://first5california.com/
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Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests
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Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of 4 free at-home tests from USPS.com. Here’s what you need to know about your order:
- Limit of one order per residential address
- One order includes 4 individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests
- Orders will ship free starting in late January
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The CalFresh Program, federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), issues monthly electronic benefits that can be used to buy most food items at many markets and food stores. The CalFresh Program helps to improve the health and well-being of qualified households and individuals by providing them a means to meet their nutritional needs.
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community action partnership of san bernardino county
Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County supports, advocates for, and empowers low-income residents to achieve self-sufficiency.
Read more
www.capsbc.org
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Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program | SoCalGas
In addition to our energy assistance programs, you may qualify for assistance through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is a federally funded energy assistance program that may help you pay your utility bill if you're...
Read more
www.socalgas.com
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662 South Tippecanoe Ave,
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0630
(909) 383 2078
1-888-KIDS-025
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