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Good Samaritan understands that teaching children their ABC’s is not enough to prepare them to enter school. Our School Readiness Programs focus on preparing the whole family, ensuring that the child is physically and emotionally healthy from birth until the day they enter school. We work closely with parents by providing them with information and resources so that they can support their children’s healthy and successful development.
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Horas Felices (Happy Hours): Horas Felices is a 10-week workshop series offered three times per year and is geared towards immigrant mothers with children ages 0-5, although women with children of all ages are welcome. Topics covered include nutrition, child development, education, self-esteem, parenting, domestic violence, family planning, immigration issues, and emotional health. A meal is provided at each session so that participants can eat, chat, and build networks of support with other women, thus breaking the isolation which many immigrant women face. There is no pre-registration required; participants may attend on a drop-in basis. Good Samaritan’s School Readiness Coordinator and Family Advocates are always present to answer questions and to refer individuals to additionally needed services.
Horas Felices is offered on Fridays from 11:00am-12:30pm.
For more information contact: mcastillo@goodsamfrc.org
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PIENSA (Preparing Our Children to Succeed): PIENSA is an intensive training program for parents of children ages 0-5 on School Readiness topics such as child development, nutrition, education and services available to families. This program is a requirement for anyone interested in becoming a Good Samaritan Promotora and is offered once a year in the month of October.
For more information contact: mcastillo@goodsamfrc.org
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Children’s Health Screenings: Health screenings for all children ages 0-5 of parents who attend programs are offered on-site at Good Samaritan in partnership with the Department of Public Health. As part of the School Readiness Initiative, Good Samaritan provides asthma, vision, hearing and dental screenings several times per year.
Upcoming screenings: Please call for schedule
For more information contact: mcastillo@goodsamfrc.org
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Mental Health Support: As part of the School Readiness Initiative, Good Samaritan programs count on the support of a Mental Health Consultant from UCSF-General Hospital Daycare Consultants’ Infant-Parent Program to work closely with staff in order to provide quality direct service to children and their families.
For more information contact: auraaparicio@goodsamfrc.org |
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WELCOMING AND SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS SINCE 1894 |
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Literacy Classes
Kid's Club
Family Advocacy
After School Program