EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

Even Start programs provide intensive family literacy services involving parents and children in an effort to help parents become full partners in the education of their children. An integrated program must include adult education, early childhood education, parenting education and interactive literacy activities for parents and children together. Even Start also requires that some services be provided to participants through home-based programs.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Families participating in Even Start must have a child under the age of 8 and have a parent lacking a high school diploma and/or basic reading skills or need English as a Second Language training.

TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:
Search by program name: Even Start Family Literacy Program

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SOURCE: Conn. Dept. of Education
PREPARED BY: 211/lb
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: July2010