Summer Food Service Program
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April/May 2008
Media Release

The Children First Center and Garrett-Keyser-Butler Head Start have partnered to participate in the USDA Summer Food Service Program for Children.  Meals will be provided to all children, ages one year to eighteen years, without charge.  Acceptance and participation requirements for the Program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.  Meals will be provided at the site and time as follows:

PLACE:   Waterloo Park Pavilion

DATES:   Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning on Monday June 9th, 2008 Continuing thru Friday, August 15th, 2008.  (There will be no lunches Served on Friday, July 4th.)

TIME:      11:30 am – 1:00 pm

To file a complaint of discrimination, write or call immediately to:

            USDA
            Director, Office of Civil Rights
            1400 Independence Avenue, SW
            Washington, D.C.  20250-9410
            (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TTY)

            USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

This will be sent to local media in DeKalb County including:  FROGGY Radio Station,  The Evening Star newspaper, and the local television station.  Information will also be shared with local schools,  DeKalb County InterAgency Meetings,  area social services,  all GKB Head Start families, and all Children First Center families in DeKalb County.

If awarded the contract this information will be shared during the month of May.

Pregnant, Hispanic women may now enroll in the “Nuevas Amigas” program which is free to participants. The program will include individual monthly visits for the prenatal mom, in her home, by a Spanish-speaking Family Support Worker. The visits will offer information about what to expect during pregnancy, how to prepare for baby’s arrival and care, and guidance and assistance in accessing community resources. A special feature of the program will be a variety of free baby supplies for all participants.

As the number of participants increase, monthly meetings will be organized and offered in a safe, accepting environment. These meetings will help mothers-to-be connect with other pregnant Hispanic women to share experiences and provide support for one another.

Children First Center’s programs are based on the premise that all parents want the best for their children. Through its various programs, Children First seeks to partner
with parents to help children become all they can possibly be. Home visiting and other parenting services are offered throughout Northeast Indiana. Children First programs include Early Intervention (children 0 – 3 with special needs); Prenatal (support for pregnant moms); Healthy Families (supporting new parents); H.O.M.E. (reunification, supervised visitation, family preservation); Families First (early literacy mentoring); W.I.C. (nutrition for women, infants and children) and Parenting Classes. A shared feature among all programs is the inclusion of early literacy activities and information.

To enroll, please call 260.925.3865, ext. 127 or 1.800.824.2698, ext. 127. Interested women are urged to sign up as soon as possible; services will begin immediately after sign up.