egistr.ation on ow for
Readi ness Center
BENTO HARBOR - Registr tions
for the Re dine Center, 630 Co umbus,
are no being taken.
The Re din Center open d in
September, 1980 according to Si er
P ulita alte , director.
"The original purpo of the Re di-
ne Center to fo er If teem in
children three to five thro
maternal involvement in the te chin
cial d demic (pre-re ding)
o the children, . er Paulita
%e Read' Center' a uniq e
program in that the mothers must atten
e ·ODS·th the child. e mother,
not the te cher,' the primary ot
of change."
Currently, there e 38 mothers and
52 children in the four bi- eekly se . OM.
The program . free and transpor­
tion provided. Parenting skills are
ught through modeling techniques.
. . on to the program on a "first
come" ba " Ith the only requirement
being willingne on the part of the
mother or b tute parent to partici­
p te regularly in their bi- eeJdy se ions.
�er Paulita' director and te cher,
Sister of ercy with fourteen year
. d'S
I H'
977 Ogden
Benton Harbor, M I 49022
Appointments Only
ESSIE JO ES
Ph. 925-5703
Mon - Fri 9:00 to 8:00 p.m.
te bing experience and a .ed. in Early
Childhood Ed
In
eaat
ter, 630 Columb (red door on the
926-6424.
BH libra ry sets
summe hnuts" .
Beginning on Saturd y, y 26,
1984, the Benton Harbor Public Library
will be clo d on all Saturday for the
summer. Regular turday hours will
resume on Saturday, Spetember 8, 1984.
The Library is closing on Saturdays
thi summer due to large inere s in
1 s utility bills. Also, use of the Library
on Saturday during the summer months
. quite low.
The Library' hours of oper tion
thi summer will be:
-Adult Department: Mon., Tues.,
and Wed. from 9:00 to 8:00 and Thurs.
and Fri. from 9:00 to 6:00.
-Children's Department: on.
through Fri from 9:00 to 6:00.
AY 23 - 2 ,2984 THE CITIZEN PAGE THIRTEE
Give
ore Ohll ren a Head S art
There are not enough child care ser­
vice av ilable for Black families
w nt nd need them at prices they can f­
ford. Almost one out of every two Blac
pre hool children live in a single-parent
family. A higher proportion of Blac than
white mother works full time, nd they
go b c. to ork sooner after having their
babie than do white mother . A dispro- '
portionate number of children who need
child care - children of working and
· gl pent; children born to teenaged
pent; children living in poverty; child­
en at ri of bu . neglect, or in itu­
· nal p cements; and children with spe-
· need ho could benefit from pre­
- .. � •• - are Blac .
the legislation for one of the
cce ul pre hool program for
en - He d Start - expires. A bill to
extend e p ogram's life mu be re­
ported 0 t of the relevant congressional
commi t by y 15th.
He d vital to the BI c com-
orty- 0 percent of all Head
dren e Bl ck, Over 90 percent
d Start families live below the
p' rty line. He d Start provide the
famille lth a chance to become self- uf­
flcient improve children' opportunities
in hool, and' co effective.
P udi 0 that Head Start
d Start children:
ndardized tests
than other I -income children, achieve
more in hoo, and le ljkely to fail a­
de, drop out or r uire special educa-
tion c
- Are more ely to receive adequ te
medical attention, and ha e fe er b n­
ee from school due to illne ; and
- Have bette nutritional p ctiee.
The program provide a career
ladder for parent. Since 1965, Head
Start ha provided job for some 415,000
Head Start parents and community resi­
dents.
For many parents, Head Start offer
the rtr chance for a meaningful job and
the fu chance to influence what hap­
pens to their child ou . de the home .
He d Start encourage parents to e
themselve u their children's primary ad­
vocate and teacher. Studie show that for
every 15 Head Start children, 1 o parents
volunteer rvice to the program. Most
A
parents continue to remain involved in
their children's education once the child­
ren enter elementary hool. He d Start
parents Iso involve their children more in
household ta s, read to their children
more, and ow more intere t in their
children's reading and writing sldll than
non-Head Start parents.
Despite the clear record of Head
Start's succe , the program still
fewer than 20 percent of all poor children
who qualify for help. Over 1,000 countie
in the United S te do not particip te in
He d Start at all.
A fine bill to extend Head S rt' life
(S.D. 2374, H.R. 5145 for five more
year has been introduced in the Sen te
by Senators Robert Stafford (R-Vt.),
1..0 ell Weicker (R-CT), Thoma E gleton
(D- 0), and Chris Dodd D-CT). The bill
• propo s a modest funding increa . For
the next five years it would en ble rna e
children be served.
Finally, the bill's language would en-
ure that the tandards for and scope of
Head Start services - education, health, I
social rvices, and job training - would
be continued in year to come.
The Reagan administration ha con-
. tently included Head Start in its
" fety net" for poor children and fam­
ilies, but it is opposing thi piece of legis­
lation. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah),
chairman of the Senate Labor and Hum n
Resources Committee with jurisdiction
o Head Sta ,is not 'letting the bill get
to the Senate floor. He has failed to he­
dule it for a mer bill, propo d by
Senator Jeremiah Denton (R-Al), that
ould merely re uthorize He d Start
without strengthening it.
embers of Congre , who have regu­
larly parised Head Start, need to come to
the . d of the Stafford bill immedi tely,
before time run out. You must let your
member of Congre , particularly your
Senators, hear from you bout the im­
portance of passing this strong Head Start
bill before ay 15th. Urge them to co­
sponsor the bill. If you wri e only one let­
ter rite to your Senator or to Sen tor
Hatch asking them to support and p
the Stafford bill. One year is long time
to a four-year-old child to ait.
THE THEATRE ARTS A D BROADCASTI G
SKILLS CENTER OF KALAMAZOO
P·R·E-S-E·N·T·S
Con • ued fro 20
or aD night until somebody God keeps up with aD cur-
rent news as ell as you do;
�� this advice ap- . SO not spend half an
..J:- to pravina. Remember, hour or more giving him
� .T.... stale information under the
pretenSe of praying to him.
The punishment hich
sbouId be meted out to aD
Iong·winded preachers and
prayers should be to con
dann them to be shut up in
solitary confinement while
preadiina and praying,
where no one will be com­
pelled to listen to them.
In the pulpit do DOt be
Dr. -Gloom-always solemn
and sorrowful; neither be a
down-aI ys tdlina funny .
jokes to ma e the
tbouabtless • Do not
be and dry as
erin
sauDIS. Like the wise
pitchers "study
your batters and mix your
pace." Be scboIarly if you
can, unctious, full of
pathos, joyous-aD of these
when occasion demands.
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Jun 8,9
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